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ORIGINAL  ANDSlfiBeTEO,- 


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UESIGNED  FOR  THE  USE  OF  THE 


REGULAR  BAPTIST  CHURCH, 


AND  ALL  AVHO  LOVE   OUR  LORD  JESUS  CHRIST. 


By   ISAAC"   N.   VANMETER, 


OF  MACOMB,  ILLINOIS, 


KI.  DEROFTHE  REGULAR  BAPTIST  CHURCH 


"I  will  sing  unto  the  Lord  as  long  as  I  live." 


GALESBURG,  ILL. : 
REGISTER   PRINTiXG   HOUSE. 

J867. 


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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1867,  by 

I.  N.  VANMBTER, 

In  the  Clerk's  oflBce  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States 

for  the  Southern  District  of  Illinoiei, 


PREFACE 


In  presenting  this  little  volume  of  Hymns  to  the  Churche - 
of  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  the  lo\ers  of  our  Savior  throughout 
our  Country,  the  Compiler  deems  it  proper  to  offer  some  of 
the  reasons  which  have  led  him  to  do  so,  and  to  make  a  few- 
explanatory  remarks. 

So  far  as  he  is  acquainted,  there  is  no  such  a  work  to  be 
found  among  our  churches,  North  or  South,  as  this  little 
volume  claims  to  be — small,  cheap,  convenient  for  the  pocket- 
and  of  good  paper  and  prhit,  suitable  for  wealc  eyes ;  and, 
which  is  more  important,  in  harmony  with  God's  word  and 
the  teaching  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  True,  there  are  some  small 
selections  of  Hymns  and  Poems  before  the  public;  but,  so 
far  as  his  knowledge  and  judgment  extend,  the  publisher 
believes  that  tney  contain  much  matter  that  no  orthodox  or 
intelligent  Christian  could  either  sing  or  sanction — it  being 
contrary  to  sound  doctrine.  Our  denomination  are  supplied 
with  several  large  collections,  such  as  Be.el>e!'s,  Clark's,  Thomp- 
son's. Lloyd's,  Butler's,  &c. ;  some  of  which  are  excellent  selec- 
tions, and  should  be  found  in  every  family;  jet,  such  a  little 
volume  as  is  here  presented  has,  hitherto,  not  been  published. 
The  want  of  such  a  work  has  long  been  felt  by  our  churches 
and  ministers,  in  the  United  States,  and  the  compiler  has 
been  urged  by  brethren,  for  many  years,  to  prepare  such  a 
little  volume  for  the  press.  During  the  past  season,  he  met, 
in  his  travels,  with  many  able  brethren,  who  solicited  him  to 
make  the  selection  at  once ;  and  so,'after  much  reflection  and 
solemn  prayer  for  direction,  he  undertook  the  task.  Among 
other  reasons,  not  necessary  to  mention,  why  the  compiler, 
instead  of  soma  more  competent  person,  has  been  requested  to 
prepare  the  work  fr,v  the  press  was,  that  many  have  desired 
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IV  PREFACE. 

too  see  a  few  of  his  original  Hymns  interspersfd  through  the 
work,  and  because  he  has  been,  for  several  years,  unable  to 
perform  manual  labor,  and  could,  ther^'fore,  find  a  little 
leisure  time  between  his  meetings  to  accomplish  the  work. 

Out  of  a  large  mass  of  materials  lefore  him,  the  compiler 
has  found  it  difficult  to  decide  whit  to  omit,  and  what  to 
retain,  to  compose  so  small  a  volume. 

He  hrts  aimed  to  select  the  best,  and  generally  the  shortest, 
of  our  standard  Hymns,  introducing  a  few  that  are  not  found 
in  any  of  our  own  selections,  and  also  a  few  composed  by 
himself,  imperfect  as  they  are.  At  the  suggestion  of  some- 
brethren,  he  has  abridged  some  of  the  longer  Hymns  in 
common  use.  The  little  volume  of  Pocket  Hymns  is  now 
presented  to  the  children  of  God  containing  three  hundred 
and  fort5  -five  Hymns,  and  in  iLs  first  edition,  in  a  plain  dress, 
and,  doubtless,  not  without  its  defects,  like  all  human  pro- 
ductions. It  is  thought  best  to  printafew  Hymns,  of  long 
lines,  in  smaller  type,  to  save  space.  It  has  but  one  Index  to 
the  Hymns,  and  one  to  the  Subjerts  ;  audit  was  not  thought 
necessary  to  embrace  as  wide  a  range  of  subjects  in  this  as  in 
the  larger  works,  as  such,  of  course,  should  be  on  hand 
wherever  needed. 

To  his  indulgent  and  charitable  brethren  and  sisters  in 
Christ,  far  and  near,  and  to  all  the  lovers  of  our  exalted 
Redeemer,  the  compiler  now  dedicates  this  humble  mite,  in 
Christian  love  and  affection.  And  may  the  smiles  of  the  God 
of  all  grace  rest  upon  them  and  upon  it;  and  when  we  are 
done  lisping  his  praises  here  with  stammering  tongues,  may 
He  bring  us  to  sing  in  his  heavenly  kingdom,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Redeemer.    Amen. 

ISAAC  N.  VANMBTER. 
Maoomb,  III.,  ) 
July, 1867.  J 


HYMNS. 


GOD. 


HIS    BEING     AND     ATTRIBUTES. 

1  L.  M.  Williams. 
Tlie  Unity  of  God. — Deut.,  vi.  4. 

ETERNAL  God  !    Almighty  Cause 
Of  earth,  and  seas,  and  worlds  unknown  ; 
AU  things  are  subject  to  thy  laws, 
All  things  depend  on  thee  alone. 

2  Thy  glorious  being  singly  stands^ 
Of  all  within  itself  possessed, 
Controlled  by  none  are  thy  commands, 
Thou  from  thyself  alone  art  blest. 

8  To  Thee  alone  ourselves  we  owe  ; 
Let  heaven  and  earth  due  homage  pay ; 
All  other  gods  we  disavow, 
Deny  their  claims,  renounce  their  sway. 

4  Spread  thy  great  name  through  heathen  lands ; 

Their  idol  deities  dethrone  ;  / 

Reduce  tlie  world  to  thy  command ; 
And  reign,  as  thou  art,  God  alone 

\ 


2  GOD. 

a  L.  M.  Watts. 

God  Supreme  and  Self-sufficient. 

WHAT  is  our  God,  or  what  his  name  ? 
Nor  men  can  learn,  nor  angels  teach ; 
He  dwells  concealed  in  radiant  flame, 
Where  neither  eyes,  nor  thoughts  can  reach. 

2  The  spacious  worlds  of  heavenly  light, 
Compared  with  him,  how  short  they  fall ! 
They  are  too  dark,  and  he  too  bright ; 
Nothing  are  they,  and  God  is  all. 

3  He  spoke  the  wondrous  word,  and  lo  !  ■ 
Creation  rose  at  his  command ; 
Whirlwinds  and  seas  their  limits  know. 
Bound  in  the  hollow  of  his  hand. 

4  There  rests  the  earth,  there  roll  the  spheres, 
There  nature  leans,  and  feels  her  prop ; 
But  his  own  self-sufficience  bears 

The  weight  of  his  own  glories  up. 

5  The  tide  of  creatures  ebbs  and  flows, 
Measm'ing  their  changes  by  the  moon : 
No  ebb  his  sea  of  glory  knows ; 

His  age  is  one  eternal  noon. 

6  Then  fly,  my  song,  an  endless  round, 
The  lofty  tune  let  Gabriel  raise ; 

All  nature  dwell  upon  the  sound. 
But  we  can  ne'er  fulfil  the  praise. 


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UJ3  BKl«r.  AND  AITKIBUTBS.  » 

3  L.  M.  miliams'  Ool. 
Ood  Self-existent  and  Immutahle. 

ALL-POWERFUL,  Self-existent  God, 
Who  all  creation  dost  sustain  ; 
Thou  wast,  and  art,  and  art  to  come, 
And  everlasting  is  thy  reign. 

2  Fixed  and  eternal  as  thy  days, 
Each  glorious  attribute  divine 
Through  ages  infinite  shall  still 
With  undiminished  lustre  shine. 

8  Foimtain  of  being !  source  of  good  !  ^ 

Immutable  dost  thou  remain  ; 
Nor  can  the  shadow  of  a  change  ^ 

Obscure  the  glories  of  thy  reign. 

4  Earth  may  with  all  her  powers  dissolve. 

If  such  the  great  Creator' s  will ; 
But  thou  forever  art  the  same — 
"  I  AM  "  is  thy  memorial  still. 

4  L.  M.  WatU. 

Omniscience  of  God. 

IN  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee. 
In  vain  my  soul  would  try  ♦ 

To  shun  thy  presence,  Lord,  or  flee 
The  notice  of  thine  eye. 

2  Thy  all-surrounding  sight  surveys 
My  rising  and  my  rest  ; 


My  public  walks,  my  private  ways, 
And  secrets  of  my  breast. 

3  My  thoughts  lie  open  to  the  Lord 

Before  they're  formed  within  ; 
And  ere  my  lips  pronounce  the  word 
He  knows  the  sense  I  mean. 

4  Oh,  wondrous  knowledge !  deep  and  high, 

Where  can  a  creature  hide  ? 
Within  thy  circhngarms  I  lie, 
Enclosed  on  every  side. 

w 

5  So  let  thy  grace  surround  me  still, 

And  like  a  bulwark  prove, 
To  guard  my  soul  from  every  ill. 
Secured  by  sovereign  love. 


5  C.  M.  Watts. 

Divine  Sovereignty. 

KEEP  silence,  all  created  things, 
And  vrait  5^our  Maker's  nod  ; 
My  soul  stands  trembling  while  she  sings 
Tte  honors  of  her  God. 

2  Life,  death,  and  hell,  and  worlds  unknown, 
Hang  on  his  firm  decree : 
He  sits  on  no  precarious  throne, 

Nr.T  bcirrow.s  leave  ^o  he. 


HIS  BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES. 

3  Chained  to-his  throne,  a  volume  lies, 

With  all  the  fates  of  men. 
With  ev-ery  angel's  form  and  size, 
Drawn  by  the  eternal  pen. 

4  His  providence  unfolds  the  book, 

And  makes  his  council  shine  ; 
Each  opening  leaf  and  every  stroke 
Fullills  some  deep  design. 

6  Here  he  exalts  neglected  worms 
To  sceptres  and  a  cro\>Ti ; 
And  there  the  following  page  he  turns, 
And  treads  the  monarch  down. 


6  Not  Gabriel  asks  the  reason  why. 

Nor  God  the  reason  gives  ; 

Nor  dares  the  favorite  angel  pry 

Between  the  folded  leaves. 


7  My  God,  I  would  not  long  to  see 

My  fate  with  curious  e3^es, 
What  gloomy  lines  are  writ  for  me, 
Or  what  bright  scenes  may  rise. 

8  In  thy  fair  book  of  life  and  grace, 

Oh,  may  I  find  iiiy  name, 
Recorded  in  some  humble  place. 
Beneath  my  Lord  the  Lamb  ! 


6  GOD. 

6  S.  M.  Vanmet&r 

The  Fool    Ps.  14.  1. 

n'^HE  fool  with  impudence, 
X    Saith  that  "There  is  no  God: 
The  whole  creation  came  by  chance — 
The  earth,  the  skies,  the  flood. 

2  "By  chance  the  sun  arose. 

And  shone  upon  the  earth. 
Chance  caused  the  whistling  wind  that  blows, 
And  gave  the  planets  birth." 

3  Vain  man  !  if  these  things  came 

By  chance,  that  thou  canst  see. 
How  many  more  things  might  we  name  ? 
How  many  might  there  be '? 

4  Might  there  not  be  a  GOD  ? 

Might  there  not  be  a  hell  ? 
May  it  not  be  the  dire  abode, 
Where  thou  shalt  ever  dwell  ? 

K         '  S.  M.  Watta. 

Omniscience. 

LORD,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  thro' 
Thine  eye  commands  with  piercing  view 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours,. 
My  heart  and  flesh  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own. 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known  ; 


HIS  BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTBS. 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  "Within  thy  cirding  power  I  stand ; 
On  every  side  I  find  thy  hand ; 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 
I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 


4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent !  what  lofty  height ! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Ts  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  Oh,  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest ! 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 
Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there. 


S  C.  M.  Christian  Psalrmst. 

THERE'S  not  a  tint  that  paints  the  rose. 
Or  decks  the  lily  fair. 
Or  streaks  the  humblest  flower  that  grows, 
But  heaven  has  placed  it  there. 

2  There's  not  of  grass  a  single  blade, 
Or  leaf  of  lowliest  mien. 
Where  heavenly  skill  is  not  displayed, 
And  heavenly  wisdom  seen, 


3  There's  not  a  star  whose  twinkling  light 

Illumes  the  distant  earth, 
And  cheers  the  solemn  gloom  of  night, 
But  heaven  gave  it  birth. 

4  There's  not  a  place  in  earth's  vast  round, 

In  ocean's  deep,  or  air. 
Where  skill  and  wisdom  are  not  found, — 
For  God  is  everywhere. 

9  L.  M.  .   Addison. 

The  Glory  of  God  displayed  in  the  Firmament. 

THE  spacious  firmament  on  high, 
With  all  the  blue  ethereal  sky. 
And  spangled  heavens,  a  shining  frame, 
Their  great  Original  proclaim. 

2  The  unwearied  sun,  from  day  to  day, 
Does  his  Creator's  power  display, 
And  publishes  to  every  land 

The  work  of  an  Almighty  hand. 

3  Soon  as  the  evening  shades  prevail, 
The  moon  takes  up  the  wondrous  tale ; 
And  nightly  to  the  listening  earth 
Repeats  the  story  of  her  birth ; 

4  While  all  the  stars  that  round  her  burn, 
And  all  the  planets  in  their  turn. 
Confirm  the  tidings  as  they  roU, 

And  spread  the  truth  from  pole  to  pole. 


ins  BEING  AND  ATTBIBUTES.  V 

5  What  though  in- solemn  silence  all 

.  Move  round  this  dark  terrestrial  ball ; 
What  though  no  real  voice  nor  sound 
Amidst  their  radiant  orbs  be  found ; 

6  In  reason's  ear  th6y  all  rejoice, 
And  utter  forth  a  glorious  voice, 
Forever  singing,  as  they  shine, 
"The  hand  that  made  us  i^  divine." 

lO  C.  M.      I^resbyterian  Selection. 

God  Cele'brated  in-  his  Worlcs. 

I  SING  the  almighty  power  of  God, 
That  made  the  mountains  rise,    ■ 
That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad 
And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

2  I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordained 
The  sun  to  rule  the  day  ; 
The  moon  shines  full  at  his  commfind. 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

8  I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
That  filled  the  earth  with  food  ; 
He  formed  the  creatures  with  his  word, 
And  then  pronounced  them  good. 

4-  Lord,  how  thy  wonders  are  displayed, 
Where'er  I  turn  mine  eye  ! 
If  I  survey  the  ground  I  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  sky. 


10  GOD. 

5  There's  not  a  plant  or  Iflower  below, 

But  makes  thy  glories  known  ; 
And  clouds  arise  and  tempests  blow 
By  order  from  thy  throne. 

6  Creatures,  as  numerous  as  they  be, 

Are  subject  to  thy  care ; 
There's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
But  God  is  present  there. 

11  S.  M.  Vanmeter. 

The  Omni2')resenc6  of  God. 
SPIRIT,  guide  my  pen ; 


0 


Illuminate  my  mind 
Help  me  to  spread  Jehovah's  name 
Abroad  to  aU  mankind. 

2  Enthroned  above  the  skies, 

He  dwells  in  radiant  light ; 
Beyond  the  reach  of  mortal  eyes. 
And  clothed  in  glories  bright. 

3  But  still  his  works  declare, 

His  awftil  name  abroad  ; 

Yes,  every  planet,  every  star. 

Declares  there  is  a  God. 

4  'Twas  he  that  formed  the  sun. 

By  day  to  give  us  light ; 
'Twas  he  that  said  :  "  Thou  silver  moon, 
Illume  the  shades  of  night." 


HIS  BEING  AND  ATTBIBUTBS.  11 

5  Yea,  every  wind  that  blows, 
And  every  cloud  that  flies. 
And  every  spear  of  grass  that  grows, 
Presents  Him  to  our  ej^es, 

1  6  In  all  creation's  frame, 

No  new  event  can  rise ; 
His  vast  concerns  all  lie  before 
His  scrutinizing  eyes. 

7  Then  let  aR  nations  stand. 
In  awe  before  His  throne  ; 
They  rise  or  fall  at  His  command — 
Beside  him  there  is  none. 

12  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  Mysteries  of  Providence. 

(~1  OD  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 
X  His  \^  onders  to  perform ; 
He  plants  his  footsteps  in  the  sea. 
And  rides  upon  the  storm. 

2  Deep  in  unfathomal)le  mines 

Of  never-failing  skill, 
He  treasures  up  his  bright  designs,  ■ 
And  works  his  sovereign  will. 

3  Ye  fearful  saints,  fresh  courage  take ; 

The  clouds  ye  so  much  dread 
Are  big  with  mercy,  and  shall  break 
In  blessings  on  your  hejwi. 


12  -         GOD. 

4  Judge  not  the  Lord  by  feeble  sense, 

But  trust  him  for  his  grace ;   ■ 
Behind  a  frowning  providence 
He  hides  a  smiling  face. 

5  His  purposes  will  ripen  fast, 

Unfolding  every  hour ; 
The  bud  may  have  a  bitter  taste. 
But  sweet  will  be  the  flower. 

6  Blind  unbelief  is  sure  to  err, 

And  scan  his  work  in  vain ; 
God  is  his  own  interpreter, 
And  he  will  make  it  plain. 

13  L.  M.  Vtrnmeter. 
The  Wisdom  and  PotDer  of  God. 

WITH  what  unbounded  power  and  skill, 
Jehovah  doth  his  work  perform  ? 
He  rules  the  nations  at  his  will ; 

Commands  the  seas  and  guides  the  storm  ! 

2  Now,  he  exerts  creative  power ; 

Calls  forth  the  earth  and  worlds  unknown  ; 
And  then  turns  realms  and  kinj?R)m.-;  o'er, 
That  dare  rebel  against  his  thva«|.  ^ 

3  By  power,  divine,  he  formed  the  sun-^ 

Prodigious  fire  !  amazing  light ! 
'Twas  he  that  formed  the  silver  moon 
To  cheer  the  gloomy  shades  of  night. 


mS  liRlNO  AND  ATTRIBUTES.  13 

4  Ten  thousand  stars,  at  hij^  command, 

And  planets,  roll  along  the  skies ; 
Sustained  by  his  almighty  hand, 
Each,  in  its  orbit,  as  it  flies. 

5  Hi's  wisdom,  like  a  boundless  sea, 

Fixed  all  his  works  ere  time  began  : 
Naught  can  disturb  his  high  decree, 
Nor  change  a  feature  of  his  plan. 

6  He  hath  appointed  bounds  to  all 

The  tribes  and  nations  of  mankind  ; 
Their  time  to  rise,  their  time  to  fall, 
Were  fixed  in  his  eternal  mind. 


14:  L.  M.  Beddome. 

The  Wisdom  of  God. 

WAIT,  0  my  soul,  thy  maker's  will; 
Tumultuous  passions,  all  be  still ! 
Nor  let  a  murmuring  thought  arise ; 
His  ways  are  just,  his  counsels  wise. 

2  He  in  the  thickest  darkness  dwells. 
Performs  his  work,  the  cause  conceals ; 
But,  though  his  methods  are  unknown. 
Judgment  and  truth  support  his  throne. 

3  In  heaven,  and  earth,  and  air,  and  seas. 
He  executes  his  firm  decrees ; 

.4jid  by  his  saints  it  sUinds  c    /        '  j^, 

That  what  he  docs  is  ever  1 


14  GOD. 

4  Wait  then,  my  soul,  submissive  wait, 
Prostrate  before  his  awful  seat ; 
And  'midst  the  terrors  of  his  rod, 
Trust  in  a  wise  and  gracious  God. 

15  L.  M.  WatU 

God  InvisiMe. 

LORD,  we  are  blind,  we  mortals  blind, 
We  can't  behold  thy  bright  abode ; 
0  'tis  beyond  a  creature's  mind 
To  glance  a  thought  half  way  to  God. 

2  Infinite  leagues  beyond  the  sky 
The  Great  Eternal  reigns  alone, 
Where  neither  wings  nor  souls  can  fly, 
Nor  angels  climb  the  topless  throne. 

8  The  Lord  of  Glory  builds  his  seat 
Of  gems  incomparably  bright, 
And  lays  beneath  his  sacred  feet 
Substantial  beams  of  gloomy  night. 

4  Yet,  glorious  Lord,  thy  gracious  eyes 
Look  through,  and  cheer  us  from  above ; 
Beyond  our  praise  thy  grandeur  flies, 
Yet  we  adore,  and  yet  we  love. 

16  L.  M.  Watts. 

The  Same. 

€AN  creatures  to  perfection  find* 
Th'  eternal,  uncre^tted  mind  ? 

*Job  xi.  T. 


HIS  BEING  AMI)  ATTRIBUTES.  15  ! 

Or  can  the  largest  stretch  of  thought  : 

Measure  and  search  his  nature  out  ?  i 

2  'Tis  high  as  heaven,  'tis  deep  as  hell,  j 
And  what  can  mortals  know  or  tell  ?  i 
His  glory  spreads  beyond  the  sky  \ 
And  all  the  shining  worlds  on  high. 

3  But  man,  vain  man,  would  fain  be  wise ; 

Born  like  a  wild  young  colt  he  flies  j 

Through  all  the  follies  of  his  mind, 
And  smells,  and  snuiFs  the  empty  wind. 

4  God  is  a  King  of  power  unknown. 
Firm  are  the  orders  of  his  throne  ; 
If  he  resolves,  who  dare  oppose. 
Or  ask  him  why,  or  what  he  does  ? 

5  He  wounds  the  heart  and  he  makes  whole ; 

He  calms  the  tempest  of  the  soul ;  J 

When  he  shuts  up  in  long  despair,  . 

Who  can  remove  the  heavy  bar.  ] 

6  *He  frowns,  and  darkness  veils  the  moon 
The  fainting  sun  grows  dim  at  noon ; 

tThe  pillars  of  heaven's  starry  roof  ! 

Tremble  and  start  at  his  reproof.  i 

7  He  gave  the  vaulted  heaven  its  form,  ] 
The  crooked  serpent  and  the  worm ; 

He  breaks  the  billow  with,  his  breath,  ; 

And  smites  the  sons  of  pride  to  death.  ] 

•Job  xXT.  B.    tJob  xxTi.  11.,  *c. 


16  CrOD. 

8  These  are  a  portion  of  his  ways, 
And  who  shall  dare  describe  his  face  ? 
Who  can  endure  his  light?  or  stand 
To  hear  the  thunders  of  his  hand  ? 

It  C.  M.  Fawcett. 

Darlcness  of  Promdence. — 1  Cor.  xiii.  9. 

THY  way,  0  God,  is  in  the  sea, 
Thy  paths  I  cannot  trace  ; 
Nor  comprehend  the  mystery 
Of  thy  unbounded  grace. 

2  Here  the  dark  veils  of  flesh  and  sense 

My  captive  soul  surround  ; 
Mysterious  deeps  of  providence 
My  wandering  thoughts  confound. 

3  When  I  behold  thy  awful  hand 

My  earthly  hopes  destroy  ; 
In  deep  astonishment  I  stand, 
And  ask  the  reason  why. 

4  As  through  a  glass,  I  dimly  see 

The  wonders  of  thy  love  ; 
How  little  do  I  know  of  thee. 
Or  of  the  joys  above  ! 

5  'Tis  but  in  part  I  know  thy  will ; 

T  bless  thee  fot  the  sight : 
When  will  thy  love  the  rest  reveal 
In  glory's  clearer  light? 


UIS  BEING  AND  ATTRIBUTES.  IT 

6  With  rapture  shall  T  then  survey 
Thy  providence  and  grace : 
And  spend  an  everlasting  day 
In  wonder,  love,  and  praise. 

IS  L.  M.  WatU. 

The  Darhiess  of  Providence. 

LORD,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs. 
The  obscure  abyss  of  providence, 
Too  deep  to  sound  with  mortal  lines, 
Too  dark  to  view  with  feeble  sense. 

2  Now  thou  arrayest  thine  awful  face 

In  angry  frowns,  without  a  smile  ; 
AVe  through  the  clouds  believe  thy  grace, 
Secure  of  thy  com.passion  still. 

3  Through  seas  and  storms  of  deep  distress 

We  sail-by  faith  and  not  by  sight ; 
Faith  guides  us  in  the  wilderness 
Through  all  the  terrors  of  the  night. 

4  Dear  Father,  if  thy  lifted  rod 

Resolve  to  scourge  us  here  below. 
Still  let  us  lean  upon  our  God  : 

Thine  arm  shall  bear  us  safely  through. 

19  L.  M.  Vanm^Ur. 

God  Sovereign,  tut  Man  Irreconciled. 

WHY  should  the  Lord's  divine  decrees. 
His  sovereign  and  electing  grace, 


The  sons  of  men  so  much  displease, 
Or  so  offend  the  human  race  ? 

2  Although  they  purpose  and  ordain 

The  works  which  their  own  hands  perform 
Yet,  they  still  murmur  and  complain 
Of  Him,  who  rides  upon  the  storm  ! 

3  Oh  !  how  irreconciled  to  God, 

Are  men  in  nature  and  in  sin  !  ^ 
Unwilling  that  His  sovereign  nod 
Should  rule  the  world  and  all  within. 

4  By  his  almighty  word  and  will, 

The  worlds  were  framed  and  made  to  stand  ; 
In 'all  their  spheres,  the  planets  wheel 
Their  endless  rounds  at  his  command. 

5  In  heaven  above,  and  earth,  and  seas. 

His  scepter  sways,  his  words  control ; 
In  all  His  providence  and  grace. 

He  reigns  supreme,  from  pole  to  pole. 


«gO  L.  M.  Needham. 

Wisdom  and  Knowledge  of    God. — Job  xii.  13. 

1     A  WAKE,  my  tongue,  thy  tribute  bring 
j\_  To  Him  who  gave  thee  power  to  sing  ; 
Praise  Him  who  is  all  praise  above, 
The  source  of  wisdom  and  of  love. 


ins  Kr,IN(J  AKP  ATTRfRl-TES;,  l!^ 

2  llow  vast  his  knowledge  !  how  profound  I 

\  depth  where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned  !  ; 

The  stars  he  numbers,  and  their  names 

He  gives  to  all  these  heavenly  flames.  ' 

8  Through  each  bright  world  above,  behold 

Ten  thousand  thousa,nd  charms  unfold  ;  i 

Earth,  air,  and  mighty  seas  combine  ■] 

To  speak  his  wisdom  all  divine. 

4  But  in  redemption,  oh,  what  grace !  \ 

To  save  the  sons  of  xVdam's  race  ;  i 
Here  wisdom  shines  forever  bright : 

Praise  him  my  soul,  with  sweet  dchght.  ; 

*J1  S.  M.  Wafts.      ' 

OoiVs  Awful  Poicer  and.  G-oodness.  ' 

1  r\  THE  almighty  Lord  !  ; 
\J  How  matchless  is  his  power  ! 

Tremble,  0  earth,  beneath  his  word,  ■ 

While  all  the  heavens  adore. 

2  Let  proud  imperious  kings  .■ 

Bow  low  before  his  throne;  ~j 

Crouch  to  his  feet,  ye  haughty  things,  '' 

Or  he  shall  tread  you  down.  i 

3  Above  the  skies  he  reigns,  -i 

And  with  amazing  blows 
He  deals  unsufferable  pains  \ 

On  his  rebeUious  foes.  ! 


20  GOL>. 

4  Yet^  everlasting:  Gou, 

We  love  to  speak  thy  praise  ; 
Thy  scepter's  equal  to  thy  rod, 
The  scepter  of  th}'^  grace. 

o  The  arms  of  mighty  love 
_  Defend  our  Zion  well. 
And  heavenly  mere}''  walls  us  round 
From  Babylon  and  Hell. 

0  Salvation  to  the  King 

That  sits  enthroned  above  ; 
Thus  we  adore  the  God  of  might, 
And  bless  the  God  of  love. 
'^  •  . 

*^2  C.  M.  Watts. 

Sincerity    and    Hypocrisy ;     or,    Formality    in 
Worship.  John  iv.  24.   Ps.  cxxxix.  23,   24. 

1  ^^  OD  is  a  Spirit  just  and  vrise, 
VX  He  sees  our  inmost  mind  ; 
In  vain  to  heaven  we  raise  our  cries, 

And  leave  our  souls  behind. 


&:■ 


2  Nothing  but  truth  before  his  throne 

With  honor  can  appear, 
The  painted  hypocrites  are  knov/n 
Through  the  disguise  they  wear. 

3  Their  lifted  eyes  salute  the  skies, 

Their  bending  knees  the  ground  ; 


HIS  BSINQ  AND  ATTRIBUTIS.  21 

But  God  abhors  the  sacrifice 
Where  not  the  heart  is  found. 

4  Lord,  search  my  thoughts,  and  try  my  ways, 
And  make  my  soul  sincere  ; 
Then  shall  I  stand  before  thy  face, 
And  find  acceptance  there. 


23  L.  M.  Watts. 

BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone  ; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 


2  Ere  rolling  worlds  began  to  move, 

Or  ere  the  heavens  were  spread  abroad. 
Thy  awful  throne  wan  fixed  above  ; 
From  everlastins:  thou  art  God. 


3  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men ; 
And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we  sti^ayed, 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 


[We  are  his  people,  we  his  care. 
Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame: 

What  lasting  honors  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  thy  name  ?] 


22  GOD. 

5  We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 

High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise ; 
And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

6  Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command ! 

Yast  as  eternity  thy  love  ! 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

!24  L.  M.  ParMnson' s  Selection. 


LORD,  how  mysterious  are  thy  wa5^s  ! 
How  blind  we  are  !  how  mean  our  praise! 
Thy  steps  no  mortal  can  explore  ; 
'Tis  ours  to  wonder  and  adore  ! 

2  Thy  deep  decrees,  from  creature  sight, 
Are  hid  in  shades  of  awful  night ; 
Amid  the  lines,  with  curious  eye. 
Not  angel  minds  presume  to  pry. 

3  Great  God,  I  would  not  ask  to  see 
What  in  futurity  shall  be  ; 
If  light  and  bliss  attend  my  days. 
Then  let  my  future  hours  be  praise. 

4  Is  darkness  and  distress  my  share  ? 
Then  let  me  trust  thy  guardian  care  ; 
Assured  I  am  that  love  divine 
At  lengtJi  through  every  cloud  will  shine. 


BIS  BEINO  AWD  ATTRIBUTES.  23 

6  Yet  this  my  soul  desires  to  know,^ 
Be  this  my  only  wish  below  : 
"  That  Christ  is  mine  !" — This  great  request 
Grant,  bounteous  God  !  and  I  am  blest ! 


25  8.  8.  6.  Mercer's  Selection. 

Wonderful  Love  of   God. 
^T7ERE  oceans,  rivers,  floods  and  lakes, 
VV     All  that  the  name  water  takes, 
Beneath  the  expanded  skies, 
Turned  into  ink  of  blackest  hue, 
And  all  the  drops  of  fallen  dew, 
To  make  the  wonder  rise  ; 

2  Were  there  a  book,  could  we  suppose, 
Which  thinnest  paper  could  compose, 

Large  as  this  earthly  ball ; 
Were  every  shrub  and  every  tree, 
And  every  blade  of  grass  we  see, 

A  pen  to  write  withal ; 

3  Were  all  who  ever  lived  on  earth. 
Since  nature  first  received  her  birth, 

The  aptest  scribes  declared, 
To  explain  the  fulness  of  that  love 
Found  in  the  heart  of  God  above, 

To  men  by  sin  ensnared  ; 

4  Were  each  Methuselah  in  age. 
And  every  moment  wrote  a  page. 

They'd  all  be  tired  and  die; 


24  TUB    FALL, 

The  pens  would  every  one  wear  out, 
The  Dock  be  filled  within,  without, 
The  ink  would  all  run  dry. 

5  And  then  to  show  that  love,  oh,  then, 
Angels  above  as  well  as  men, 

Archangels  e'en  would  fail ; 
Nay,  till  eternity  shall  end, 
A  whole  eternity  they'll  spend, 

Nor  then  have  told  the  tale. 


T  II  E    FALL 


S6  C:  M.  Watts. 

Corrupt  Nature  from  Adam. 

BLESSED  with  the  joys  of  innocence, 
Adam,  our  father,  stood, 
'Till  he  debased  his  soul  to  sense, 
And  ate  the  unlawful  food, 

2  Now  we  are  born  a  senfeual  race, 

To  sinful  joys  inclined; 
Reason  has  lost  its  native  place, 
And  flesh  enslaves  the  mind. 

3  While  flesh  and  sense  and  passion  reign. 

Sin  is  the  SAveetest  good  : 


THE    FALL.  25 


We  fancy  music  in  our  chain, 
And  so  forget  the  load. 

4  Eternal  Spirit,  write  thy  law 
Upon  our  inward  parts. 
And  let  the  second  Adam  draw 
His  image  on  our  hearts. 


2^  L.  M.  Watts. 

Original  Sin. 

ADAM,  our  father  and  our  head, 
Transgressed,  and  justice  doomed  us  dead; 
The  fiery  law  sjjeaks  all  despair, 
.  There's  no  reprieve  nor  pardon  there. 

2  Call  a  bright  council  in  the  skies : 
Seraphs,  the  mighty  and  the  wise, 
Speak  ;  are  you  strong  to  bear  the  load, 
The  weighty  vengeance  of  a  God  ? 

3  In  vain  we  ask  ;  for  all  around 

Stand  silent  through  the  heavenly  ground  ; 
There's  not  a  glorious  mind  above, 
Has  half  the  strength  or  half  the  love. 

4  But,  oh,  unmeasurable  grace! 
God's  only  Son  takes  Adam's  place ; 
Down  to  our  world  the  Saviour  flies. 
Stretches  his  aians.  and  bleeds  and  dies  ! 


i^6  THB    FALL. 

5  Amazing  work  !  look  down,  ye  skies, 
Wonder  and  gaze  with  all  your  eyes ; 
Ye  saints  below  and  saints  above, 
All  bow  to  this  mysterious  love. 

28  C.  M.  DoMVs  Selec 
Mail's  Fall  and  Recovery. — 2  Sam.  xiv.  14 ; 

1  Cor.  XV.  49. 

IN  Adam's  loins,  by  sin  we  fell. 
And  walked  destruction's  road, 
Without  a  will  or  power  to  turn 
To  happiness  and  God-. 

2  But  God  ordained  the  way  to  bring 

His  banished  children  home ; 
And  Christ  fulfilled  the  wondrous  plan 
By  his  own  death  alone. 

3  The  Spirit  brings  his  exiles  back 

As  trophies  of  his  love, 
And  plants  within  them  holy  fear, 
No  more  from  God  to  rove. 

4  [Ye  saints,  proclaim  Jehovah's  praise, 

And  shout  his  honors  high  : 
His  grace  shall  be  your  lasting  theme. 
When  time  itself  shall  die.] 

29  L.  M.  WatU. 

The  f.rst  and  second  Adam. — Rom.  v.  12. 

DEEP  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne, 
Our  guilt  and  our  disgrrace  we  own  ; 


THE    FALL.  2f 

Great  Grod!  we  own  the  unhappy  name 
Whence  sprung  our  nature  and  our  shame, — 

2  Adam,  the  sinner :  at  his  fall, 
Death,  like  a  conquerer,  seized  us  all ; 

,    A  thousand  new-born  babes  are  dead 
By  fatal  union  to  their  head, 

3  But  whilst  our  spirits,  filled  with  awe, 
Behold  the  terrors  of  thy  law, 

We  sing  the  honors  of  thy  grace, 
That  sent  to  save  our  ruined  race. 

4  We  sing  thine  everlasting  Son, 
Who  joined  our  nature  to  his  own; 
The  second  Adam,  from  the  dust, 
Raises  the  ruins  of  the  first. 

5  [By  the  rebellion  of  oiu  man, 
Through  all  Ms  seed  the  mischief  ran, 
And  by  one  man's  obedience  now 
Are  all  his  seed  made  righteous  too.] 

6  Where  sin  did  reign,  and  death  abound, 
There  have  the  sons  of  Adam  found 
Abounding  life ;  there  glorious  grace 
Reigns  through  the  Lord  our  righteousness. 

30  C.  M.  Watts. 

Original  Sin  ;  o?',  the  first  and  second  Adam. — 

Rom.  V.  12 ;  Psa.  ii.  5 ;  Job  xiv.  4. 

BACKWARD  with  humble  shame  we  look 
On  our  original : 


28  THE    FALL. 

How  is  our  nature  dashed  and  broke 
In  our  first  father's  fall ! 

2  To  all  that's  good  averse  and  blind, 

But  prone  to  all  that's  ill ; 
What  dreadful  darkness  veils  our  mind ! 
How  obstinate  our  will ! 

3  [Conceived  in  sin,  (oh,  wretched  state  !) 

Before  we  draw  our  breath, 
The  first  young  pulse  begins  to  beat 
Iniquity  and  death. 

4  How  strong  in  our  degenerate  blood 

The  old  corruption  reigns, 
And,  mingling  with  the  crooked  flood, 
Wanders  through  all  our  veins  !] 

5  [Wild  and  unwholesome  as  the  root 

Will  all  the  branches  be : 
How  can  we  hope  for  living  fruit 
From  such  a  deadly  tree  ? 

6  What  mortal  power,  from  things  unclean. 

Can  pure  jDroductions  bring? 
Who  can  command  a  vital  stream 
From  an  infected  spring  ?] 

7  Yet,  mighty  God,  thy  wondrous  love 

Can  make  our  nature  clean. 
While  Christ  and  grace  prevail  above 
The  tempter,  death,  raid  sin. 


I 


THE    FALL.  29 


8'Tlie  second  Adiuii  shall  restore 
The  ruins  of  the  lirst  ; 
Hosaiina  to  that  sovereign  power 
That  new-creates  our  dust. 

81  L.  M.  Vanmeter 

Man's  Fall  avd  Recovery. 
H  !  painful  truth,  it  is  to  tell, 


0 


That  Adam,  oub  first  father,  fell, 
And  brought  upon  his  unborn  race, 
Eternal  miserj-  and  disgrace. 

I  2  The  law  arose  in  mightj^  wrath, 
I     And  passed  the  sentence  of  our  death  ; 
The  sword  of  justice  then  awoke 
And  raised  o'er  us  its  dreadful  stroke. 

3  Hold  !  hold  !  forgiving  mercy  cries ! 
j     For  sin  there  is  a  sacrifice : 
[     Behold !  the  gracious  Son  of  God 
I     Agrees  to  bear  the  heavy  load  ! 

;,4  Down  from  the  realms  of  endless  day, 
'     With  speed  the  Saviour  makes  his  way 
'     Fulfills  the  law,  pours  out  his  blood, 
j     To  bring  his  people  back  to  God. 

5  0!^  let  the  world',  with  all  its  dross, 
Withdraw,  that  I  may  view  the  cross  ! 
'Tis  there  I  lean  and  take  repose, 
And  thence  my  greatest  comfort  flows. 


k 


35  THE    FALL. 

32  C.  M.  Watfi 

Fatal  Deprai^ity. 

QIN,  like  a  venomous  disease, 
O  Infects  our  vital  blood  ; 
The  only  balm  is  sovereign  grace. 
And  the  physician,  God. 

2  Our  beauty  and  our  strength  are  fled, 

And  we  draw  near  to  death ; 
But  Christ  the  Lord  recalls  the  dead 
With  his  almighty  breath. 

3  Madness  by  nature  reigns  within, 

The  passions  burn  and  rage ; 
Till  God's  own  Son,  with  skill  divine, 
The  inward  fire  assuage. 

4  [We  lick  the  dust,  we  grasp  the  wind, 

And  solid  good  despise  : 

Such  is  the  folly  of  the  mind 

Till  Jesus  makes  us  wise. 

5  We  give  our  souls  the  wounds  they  feel. 

We  drink  the  poisonous  gall. 

And  rush  with  fury  down  to  hell ; 

But  heaven  prevents  the  fall.] 

6  [The  man  possessed  among  the  tombs 

Cuts  his  own  flesh,  and  cries ; 
He  foams  and  raves  till  Jesus  comes, 
And  the  foul  spirit  flies.] 


THE   FILI,.  31 

33  L.  M.  VanmeUr. 

The  Effects  of  Sin. 

SIN  is  the  only  evil  thing 
That  we  on  earth  are  subject  to  ; 
It  gives  to  death  its  greatest  sting, 
And  leads  to  misery  and  woe. 

2  Sin  hurled  our  parents  from  their  bliss, 

And  ruined  all  their  progeny ; 
Destroyed  their  happiness  and  peace, 
And  made  the  earth  a  curse  to  be. 

3  Yea,  all  the  noble  powers  of  man. 

Were  thus  polluted  by  its  stain  ; 
Through  all  his  soul  the  poison  ran, 
Through  all  his  life  he  suffers  pain. 

4  Sin  dwells  upon  the  sinner's  tongue. 

And  reigns  and  rules  within  his  heart ; 
And  as  she  makes  her  fetters  strong. 
Seizes  and  holds  on  every  part. 

i5  No  earthly  power  nor  human  skill, 
Can  wash  away  the  dreadful  stain  : 
To  cleanse  the  heart,  renew  the  will. 
Their  works  and  efforts  all  are  vain. 

56  Nothing  but  Christ's  atoning  blood 
Can  wash  the  hateful  stain  away ; 
And  bring  the  sinner  back  to  (xod, 
And  fit  him  for  eternal  day. 


leter^  I 


32  THE    FALL. 

34  C.  M.  Vanmeter1{ 

The  N'aticre  and  Effects  of  Transgression. 

WHEN  man  transgressed  the  law  of  God, 
He  ruined  all  his  race  ; 
The  raging  poison  spread  abroad, 

And  plunged  us  in  disgrace.  ^^^ 

2  Wretch,  that  he  was,  to  thus  rebel  ^^^ 

And  prostrate  all  his  seed  ! 
'Twas  Satan,  the  foul  fiend  of  hell, 
The  dreadful  project  laid. 

3  First,  he  made  known  his  hellish  plot, 

And  man  imbibed  the  sin  ; 
The  eating  was  but  acting  out 
The  principle  within. 

4  Oh,  horrid  crime !  what  mischief  hung 

Around  that  dreadful  hour ! 
Thence  death  and  all  the  miseries  sprung. 
That  spread  creation  o'er ! 

5  Grod's  justice  claimed  the  sinner's  blood, 

His  wrath  was  now  revealed ; 
And  all  the  attributes  of  Grod 
His  condemnation  sealed. 

6  By  the  offense  of  the  first  man 

Our  condemnation  came : 
If  poison  at  the  fount  began, 
The  streams  partake  the  same. 


THE    FALL.  *? 

ad  C.  M.  Vunrmt^. 

The  Effects  of  Sin  and  the  Reign  of  Grace. 

OUR  fatlier  lost  his  innocence, 
Incurred  the  frowns  of  heaven ; 
From  Eden's  flowerj^  garden,  thence, 
By  justice  he  was  driven. 

2  The  seeds  of  sin  put  forth  their  roots 

Through  all  the  human  heart ; 
And  all  creation  felt  the  fruits 
Corruption  did  impart. 

3  While  justice  guards,  with  jealous  eyes, 

The  spotless  throne  of  God, 
No  guilty  rebel  can  arise 
And  dwell  in  his  abode. 

4  But  Jesus  is  the  glorious  head 

Of  all  his  chosen  seed ; 
In  Adam  we  behold  them  dead, 
In  Christ  we  see  them  freed, 

5  The  flaming  sword  of  justice  wakes 

Against  the  Lamb  of  God ; 
And  Christ  for  his  own  body  makes 
Atonement  by  his  blood. 

6  In  Adam  we  transgressed  the  law, 

In  Christ  we  kept  the  same ; 
And  his  own  robe  of  righteousness. 
Our  glorious  robe  became. 


I 


24  THB    FALL. 

99  L.  M.  Watts. 

Custom  of  Sin. 

L^  ET  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 
Put  off  the  spots  that  nature  gives, 
Then  may  the  wicked  turn  to  God, 
And  change  their  tempers  and  their  lives. 

2  As  well  might  Ethiopian  slaves 

Wash  out  the  darkness  of  their  skin, 
The  dead  as  well  may  leave  their  graves 
As  old  transgressors  cease  to  sin. 

3  Where  vice  has  held  its  empire  long, 

'Twill  not  endure  the  least  control; 
None  but  a  power  divinely  strong 
Can  turn  the  current  of  the  soul. 

4  Great  God,  I  own  thy  power  divine, 
That  works  to  change  this  heart  of  mine ; 
I  would  be  formed  anew,  and  bless 
The  wonders  of  creating  grace. 


THE    SCRIPTURES. 


ff 


51  78.  2  Tim.  Ill,  16. 

Ths  Scripture  is  an  Instructor  and  Monitor  to  ths 

Christian. 

"OLY  Bible!  book  divine! 
Precious  treasure !  thou  art  mine ! 
Mine  to  teach  me  whence  I  came — 
Mine  to  teach  me  what  I  am : 

2  Mine  to  chide  me  when  I  rove — 
Mine  to  show  a  Savior's  love — 
Mine  art  thou  to  guard  my  feet — 

^       Mine  to  judge,  condemn,  acquit: 

3  Mine  to  comfort  in  distress, 
If  the  Holy  Spirit  bless — 
Mine,  to  show  by  living  faith, 
Man  can  triumph  over  death  : 

4  Mine  to  tell  of  joys  to  come. 
And  the  rebel  sinner's  doom ; 
0  thou  precious  book  divine  ! 
Precious  treasure  !  thou  art  mine  I 

»8  8.  7.  KeiBicH. 

The  Scriptures  a  Support  to  the  Christian. 

PRECIOUS  Bible !  what  a  treasure 
Does  the  word  of  God  afford  ! 


36  THK    JfCKlPTUBK*. 

All  I  want  for  life,  for  pleasure, 

Food  and  medicine,  shield  and  Hword 
Let  the  world  account  me  poor — 
Having  this,  I  want  no  more. 

2  Food  to  wliich  the  world's  a  stranger, 

Here  my  hungry  soul  enjoys  ; 
Of  excess  there  is  no  danger-*- 
Thougli  it  fills,  it  never  cloys : 
On  a  dying  Christ  I  feed — 
He  is  meat  and  drink  indeed. 

3  When  my  faith  is  faint  and  sickly 

Or  when  Satan  wounds  my  mind, 
Cordials  to  revive  me  quickly. 
Healing  medicines  here  I  find  ; 

To  the  promises  I  flee — 

Each  affords  a  remedy. 

4  In  the  hour  of  dark  temptation, 

Satan  cannot  make  me  yield  ; 
For  the  word  of  consolation 
Ib  to  me  a  mighty  shield  ; 

While  the  scripture  truths  are  sure. 
From  his  malice  I'm  secure. 

5  Vain  his  threats  to  overcome  me, 

When  I  take  the  Spirit's  sword ; 
Then  with  ease  I  drive  him  from  me — 

Satan  trembles  at  the  word  ; 

'Tip  a  sword  of  eonqueet  made — 
Keen  the  edge  and  fstrong  the  blade. 


I 


THB    S<'UlPTL'RBtt.  %7 

6  Shall  I  envy  then  the  miser, 
Doating  on  his  golden  store? 
Sure  I  am,  or  should  be  wiser, 
. ,     I  am  rich — 'tis  he  is  poor  : 

Jesus  gives  me  in  his  word, 

Food  and  medicine,  shield  and  sword. 

89  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  Inspired  Word^  a  System  of  Knowledge  and 

Joy.     Psalms,  cxix.  105. 

HOW  precious  is  the  book  divine, 
By  inspiration  given ! 
Bright  as  a  lamp  its  doctrines  shine 
To  guide  our  souls  to  heaven. 

2  It  sweetly  cheers  our  drooping  hearts 

In  this  dark  vale  of  tears ; 
Life,  light  and  joy  it  still  imparts, 
And  quells  our  rising  fears. 

3  This  lamp,  through  all  the  tedious  night 

Of  life,  shall  guide  our  way; 
Till  we  behold  the  clearer  light 
Of  an  eternal  day. 

40  C.  M.  Mrs.  Steels. 

The  Excellence  and  SuMciency  of  the  Holy 

Scriptures. 

FATHER  of  mercies!  in  thy  word 
What  endless  glory  shines  ! 


16  THK    SCBIPTURES. 

Foreyer  be  thy  name  adored 
For  these  celestial  lines. 

2  Here,  may  the  wretched  eons  of  want 

Exhaustless  riches  find ; 
Riches  above  what  earth  can  grant, 
And  lasting  as  the  mind. 

3  Here,  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows, 

And  yields  a  free  repast ; 
Sublimer  sweets  than  nature  knows 
Invite  the  longing  taste. 

4  Here  the  Redeemer's  welcome  voice 

Spreads  heavenly  peace  around  ; 
And  life,  and  everlasting  joys, 
Attend  the  blissful  sound. 

5  0  may  these  heavenly  pages  be 

My  ever  dear  delight ; 
And  still  new  beauties  may  I  see, 
And  still  increasing  light ! 

6  Divine  Instructor,  gracious  Lord ! 

Be  thou  for  ever  near ; 
Teach  me  to  love  thy  sacred  word. 
And  view  my  Savior  there  ! 

41  L.  M.  Watts. 

Prophesy  and  Inspiration. 

^n^WAS  by  an  order  from  the  Lord, 
J.    The  ancient  prophete  spoke  hie  word : 


THB    SCBIPTUBBS.  If 

His  Spirit  did  their  tongues  inspire, 

And  warmed  their  heartti  with  heavenly  fire. 

2  The  works  and  wonders  which  they  wrought 
Confirmed  the  messages  they  brought; 

The  prophet's  pen  succeeds  his  breath 
To  save  the  holy  words  from  death. 

3  Great  G-od,  mine  eyes  with  pleasure  look 
On  the  dear  volume  of  thy  book  ; 
There  my  Redeemer's  face  I  see, 

And  read  his  name  who  died  for  me. 

4  Let  the  false  raptures  of  the  mind 
Be  lost  and  vanish  in  the  wind  ; 
Here  I  can  fix  my  hopes  secure,   » 
This  is  thy  word,  and  must  endure. 

42  CM.  Christian  Psalmist. 

&RE  AT  God,  with  wonder  and  with  praise 
On  all  thy  works  I  look ; 
But  still  thy  wisdom,  power  and  grace, 
Shine  brightest  in  thy  book. 

2  Here  are  my  choicest  treasures  hid, 

Here  my  best  comfort  lies ; 
Here  my  desires  are  satisfied, 
And  here  my  hopes  arise. 

3  Lord,  make  me  understand  thy  law ; 

Show  what  my  faults  have  been ; 


40  THE    8CRIPTUBHS. 

And  from  thy  gospel  let  me  draw 
The  pardon  of  my  sin. 


48  C.  M.  WatU, 

The  Holy  Scriptures. 

LADEN  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears, 
I  fly  to  thee,  my  Lord]; 
And  not  a  glimpse  of  hope  appears 
But  in  thy  written  word. 

2  The  volume  of  my  Father's  grace 

Does  all  my  griefs  assuage  ; 
Here  I  behold  my  Savior's  face 
Almost  in  every  page. 

3  This  is  the  field  where  hidden  lies 

The  pearl  of  price  unknown  ; 
That  merchant  is  divinely  wise 
Who  makes  the  pearl  his  own. 

4  Here  consecrated  water  flows 

To  quench  my  thirst  of  sin ; 
Here  the  fair  tree  of  knowledge  grows. 
Nor  danger  dwells  within. 

5  This  is  the  judge  that  ends  the  strife, 

Where  wit  and  reason  fail ; 
My  guide  to  everlasting  life 
TnTOugh  all  this  gloomy  valf. 


TH«    SCRIPTURES.  41 

6  Oh,  may  thy  counsels,  mighty  G-od, 
My  roving  feet  command ; 
Nor  I  forsake  the  happy  road 
That  leads  to  thy  right  hand. 

44  8.  8.  6.  SonneU. 

The  Letter  Killeth,  hut  the  Spirit  Giveth  Life. 

WHAT  if  we  read  and  understand 
The  written  word  of  Clod's  command, 
And  give  it  credit  meet ; 
The  word  is  but  a  looking-glass, 
And  only  shows  a  man  his  face, 
Unless  the  word  we  eat. 

2  It  raiseth  no  man  from  the  dead, 
.While  seated  only  in  the  head, 

But  leaves  him  dry  and  faint : 
It  maketh  matter  for  some  talk, 
But  cannot  give  him  leg-s  to  walk. 

Nor  make  a  man  a  saint. 

3  The  word  consists  of  letters  fair,  • 
But  letters  merely  dead  things  are. 

And  cannot  change  the  heart ; 
The  letter  only  bringeth  death. 
Unless  the  Spirit  by  his  breath 

A  quickening  power  impart. 

4  May  thy  commands  obedience  get. 
And  promisea  yield  comforlH  sweet 


43  THB    LAW. 

And  threateningB  awe  my  soul ; 
Let  exhortations  spur  me  on, 
And  cautions  make  me  watcliful  run, 

And  love  inspire  the  whole. 

5  According  as  my  wants  require, 
Adapt  the  word  as  food  and  fire, 

To  nourish  and  to  warm  ; 
Let  every  page  afford  new  wealth, 
Convey  some  life  and  godly  health, 

And  guard  my  steps  from  harm. 


THE  LAW. 


45  L.  M.  Wattt 

The  Law  and  Gospel  DistiTiguished. 

THE  law  commands,  and  makes  us  know 
What  duties  to  our  Grod  we  owe  ; 
But  'tis  the  gospel  must  reveal 
Where  lies  our  strength  to  do  his  will. 

2  The  law  discovers  guilt  and  sin, 

And  shows  how  vile  our  hearts  have  been ; 
Only  the  gospel  can  express 
Forgiving  love  and  cleansing  grace. 

3  What  curses  doth  the  law  denounce 
Against  the  man  that  fails  but  once  ! 


YHl    LAW.  4S 

But  in  the  gospel  Christ  appears 
Pardoning  the  guilt  of  numerous  years. 

4  My  soul,  no  more  attempt  to  draw 
Thy  life  and  comfort  from  the  law, 
Fly  to  the  hope  the  gospel  gives  ; 
The  man  that  trusts  the  promise  lives. 

46  S.  M.  WdtU. 

The  Law  and  Gospel. 

THE  Lord  declares  his  will, 
And  keeps  the  world  in  awe  ; 
Amidst  the  smoke  on  Sinai's  hill 
Breaks  out  his  fiery  law. 

2  The  Lord  reveals  his  face, 

And  smiling  from  above, 
Sends  down  the  gospel  of  his  grace, 
The  epistles  of  his  love. 

3  These  sacred  words  impart 

Our  Maker's  just  commands  ; 
The  pity  of  his  melting  heart, 
And  vengeance  of  his  hands. 

4  [Hence  we  awake  our  fear, 

We  draw  our  comfort  hence  ; 
The  arms  of  grace  are  treasured  here. 
And  armor  of  defence. 

5  We  learn  Christ  crucified. 

And  here  behold  his  blood  ; 


44  THB    Li.W. 

All  arts  and  knowledges  beside 
Will  do  us  little  good.] 

6  We  read  the  heavenly  word, 

The  record  of  his  grace, 
Obey  the  statutes  of  the  Lord, 
And  trust  his  promises. 

7  In  vain  shall  Satan  rage 

Against  a  book  divine  ; 
Where  wrath  and  lightning  guard^the  page, 
Where  beams  of  mercy  shine. 

41  L.  M.  Watts. 

The  Practical  Use^of  the  Law  to  the  Convinced 

Sinner. 

HERE,  Lord,  my  soul  convicted  stands 
Of  breaking'all  thy  ten  commands  ; 
And  on  me  justlyjmightst  thou  pour 
Thy  wrath  in*one^eternal  shower. 

2  But,  thanks  to  God  !  its  loud  alarms 
Have  warned  me  of  approaching  harms  ; 
And  now,  0  Lord,  my  wants  I  see ; 
Lost  and  undone  I  come  to  thee,  j 

3f|I  see  my  fig-leaf  righteousness 
'Can  ne'er  thy  broken  law  redress  ; 
Yet,  in  thy  gospel  plan,  I  see 
There's  hope  of  pardon  e'en  for  me. 


THE     l-AW.  46  j 

i 

4  Here  I  behold  thy  wonders,  Lord  ! 
How  Christ  hath  to  thy  hiw  restored 
Those  lionors,  on  the  atoning  day, 

Which  guilty  sinners  took  away.  •  i 

5  Amazing  wisdom,  power  and  love,  ' 
Displayed  to  rebels  from  above  ! 

Do  thou,  0  Lord,  my  faith  increase,  ] 

To  love  and  trust  thy  plan  of  grace.  ■ 

48  L.  M.  VanmeUr, 

The  Laio  and  the  Gospel.  j 

'T^HE  law  and  gospel  both  agree 

J_    In  glorifying  Deity  ; 

And  yet  a  difference  we  must  draw 

Between  the  gospel  and  the  law.  ^ 

I 

2  The  law  exhibits  to  our  view, 

A  God  that's  holy,  just  and  true  ;  ' 

But  'tis  the  gospel  must  express 
How  he  extends  his  sovereign  grace. 

3  The  law  the  guilty  wretch  condemns,  i 
And  must  have  all  its  righteous  claims :  \ 
The  gospel  sets  the  prisoner  free,  \ 
And  speaks  the  voice  of  liberty.  \ 

4  The  law  convinces  us  of  sin,  \ 
And  shows  how  vile  our  lives  have  been  :  '\ 
The  gospel  doth  a  fountain  show,  \ 
At  once  to  cleanse  and  pardon  too.                      j 


46  TB«    LAW. 

5  The  law  is  holy,  just  and  good, 

And  justly  claims  the  sinner's  blood : 
The  gospel  shows  that  Jesus  shed 
His  precious  blood  in  sinners'  stead. 

6  Thus,  from  Mount  Sinai  we  behold 
The  law  came  forth  in  days  of  old  ; 
But  Calvary  shows  a  sacrifice, 
Whence  all  our  hopes  and  comforts  rise. 

49  CM.  Vanmeter. 

The  Insufficiency  of  a  Law  Rigliteouaness. 

DO  not  frustrate  the  grace  of  Grod ; 
For  if  our  righteousness 
Came  by  the  law,  then  Jesus'  blood 
Is  null  and  void  of  grace. 

2  For  by  the  deeds  of  Moses'  law 

No  flesh  is  justified : 
We  can  no  hope  of  comfort  draw 
Till  Jesus'  blood's  applied. 

3  To  him  that  works,  is  the  reward, 

Not  reckoned  of  free  grace ; 
But  faith  in  Jesus  Christ,  the  Lord, 
Is  counted  righteousness. 

4  Why  should  the  blessed  Savior  die, 

And  shed  his  precious  blood  ; 
If  man  the  law  could  satisfy 
And  make  the  payment  good  ? 


THK    LAW.  4T 

5  Not  all  the  Jews  e'er  sacrificed 

Could  make  the  conscience  clean  ; 
But  the  atoning  blood  of  Christ, 
Will  cleanse  from  every  sin. 

5  Wash  me,  dear  Savior,  in  thy  blood, 
And  make  me  white  as  snow. 
Then  I  will  follow  thee,  my  God, 
And  will  no  other  know. 

50  S.  M.      Songs  in  the  Mght. 

The  Laio  is  Spiritual. -^'Kom..  vii.  14. 
rPHE  law  of  God  is  just, 
J_   A  strict  and  holy  way  ; 
And  he  that  would  escape  the  curse 
Must  all  the  law  obey. 


I 


Not  one  vain  thought  must  rise. 
Not  one  unclean  desire  ; 

»He  must  be  holy,  just,  and  wise, 
Who  keeps  the  law  entire. 

3  If  in  one  point  he  fail, 

•     In  thought,  or  word,  or  deed, 
The  curses  of  the  law  prevail, 
And  rest  upon  his  head. 

4  Now  let  me  bring  my  heart, 

I  ^      And  with  the  law  compare, 
H  And  ask  if  I  in  every  part 
B      Htve  paid  obedience  tbert. 


48  THE    LAW.  « 

5  I  tremble  and  retreat ; 

Behold,  OGod!  I'm  vile  : 

Guiltj^,  I  fall  before  thy  feet, 

And  own  my  nature's  soil. 

6  Lord  I've  transgressed  thy  law  ; 

I  now  lament  my  sin  ; 
Still  I  offend  in  all  I  do, 
I'm  carnal  and  unclean. 

7  And  does  the  curse  still  rest 

Upon  my  guilty  head  ? 
No  :  Jesus — let  his  name  be  blest ! — 
Hath  borne  it  in  my  stead. 

8  He  hath  fulfilled  the  law, 

Obtained  my  peace  with  God  : 
Hence  doth  my  soul  her  comforts  draw, 
And  leave  her  heavy  load. 

51  8s.  ITent, 

Jesus  th-e  End  of  the  Law. 

LET  those  who  inhabit  the  Rock, 
And  out  of  his  fulness  receive, 
Proclaim  him  the  tower  of  the  flock, 
Still  precious  to  them  that  believe ; 
Our  Prophet,  our  Priest,  and  our  King, 

'Tis  life  everlasting  to  know  ; 
His  blood  and  his  merits  we  sing, 


For  Christ  is  the  End  of  the  L« 


tw. 


THE    LAW.  40 

2  "Tis  liere,  when  with  sorrows  oppressed, 

Believers  iu  Jesus  shoukl  flee  ; 
For  those  that  are  wears^  there's  rest, 

For  siu-burdened  sinners  like  me  ; 
If  Justice  pursues  thee  for  blood, 

His  righteousness  stands  without  flaw  ; 
And  he  that  redeemed  thee  to  God, 

Is  Jesus  the  End  of  the  Law. 

3  The  types  and  the  shadows  are  fled, 

With  all  that  prediction  foretold  ; 
Since  Jesus  on  Calvary  bled, 

_  His  sheep  shall  return  to  the  fold ; 
Shall  build  upon  him  as  a  Kock, 
1         Nor  fear  when  the  tempest  shall  blow, 
I     And  nothing  the  building  shall  shock, 
For  Christ  is  the  End  of  the  Law. 

!  i  How  sweet  and  delightful  the  strain, 
i         Salvation  by  grace  to  repeat ; 
L   ^hall  sinners  redeemed  e'er  refrain, 
{        Who  stand  as  in  Jesus  complete? 
From  him,  as  the  fountain  of  life^ 

His  saints  their  existence  shall  draw. 
And  live,  though  encompassed  with  strife, 
K^For  Christ  is  the  End  of  the  Law. 

»9  C.  M.  Einf. 

Law  and  GosjieL. — Phil.  iii.  7-10. 

WHEN  from  the  precepts  to  the  eross 
Th«  humble  sinner  turns, 

4 


60  ME   LAW. 

His  brightest  deeds  he  counts  but  dross, 
And  o'er  his  vileness  mourns. 

2  God,  on  the  table  of  his  heart, 

Inscribes  his  love  and  fear; 

He  loves  the  law  in  every  part, 

But  takes  no  refuge  there. 

3  Thus  gospel,  law,  and  justice  too, 

Conspire  to  set  him  free  : 
Reflect,  my  soul,  admire  and  view 
What  Grod  hath  done  for  thee. 


5S  L.  M.  Kenfs  Selection. 

Laid  in  Christ. — Psa.  Ixxxix.  19. 


T?ROM  Sinai's  mount  to  Zion's  hill, 
JL    Insolvents,  haste  away  ; 
The  law's  demands  ye  can't  fulfill, 
For  ye  have  naught  to  pay. 

2  Then  to  the  cross  of  Jesus,  now, 

Ye  guilty  souls,  repair  ; 
There  justice  wears  a  smiling  brow, 
And  mercy  triumphs  there.  * 

3  His  work  was  great :  'twas  to  redeem. 

And  bring  to  glory  all    ^ 
The  chosen  seed,  beloved  in  him, 
Selected  frwn  the  fall. 


THB    LAW.  31 

4  And  who  but  the  Redeemer,  say, 

Was  able  to  endure  ^  \ 

The  weight  of  sin  that  on  him  lay,  ; 

And  make  salvation  sure  ?  '; 

5  Vindictive  wrath,  to  sinners  due,  j 

His  sacred  bosom  tore  ;  i 

And  pains,  that  mortals  never  knew, 
Brought  blood  from  every  pore.  ■ 

6  Yet  he  was  able  to  fulfill  \ 

Salvation's  glorious  plan ;  ; 

The  councils  of  Jehovah's  will,  .  I 

Before  the  world  began.  J 

54  C.  M.  Jfe7it. 

The  Sinner  seeJcing  Life  by  the  Worhs  of  the  Law.        \ 

BEHOLD  how  Adam's  helpless  race,  \ 

Are  striving,  though  in  vain,  { 

Who  think,  by  works,  and  not  by  grace, 
Salivation  to  obtain. 

2  Though  dead  in  sin,  they  struggle  hard,  \ 

And  seek  to  enter  in  ; 

The  gate  that  flaming  cherubs  guard,  \ 

Forever  shut  by  sin.  \ 

3  But  when  the  killing  law  takes  place,  i 

It  makes  their  efforts  null ;  ! 

Salvation  then  appears  of  gra«# 
Abundant,  free,  and  full. 


59  THE    GOSPEL. 

4  Now  from  the  precepts  to  the  cross 

His  eyes  the  sinner  turns ; 
His  brighter  deeds  he  counts  but  dross, 
And  o'er  his  vileuess  mourns. 

5  God,  on  the  table  of  his  heart, 

Inscribes  his  k)ve  and  fear, 

He  loves  the  law  in  every  part, 

But  takes  no  refuge  there. 

6  Give  us,  0  God,  thy  grace  to  see 

The  only  fountain,  thou — 
Then  shall  we  own  salvation  free, 
And  at  thy  footstool  bow. 


THE    GOSPEL. 


55  L.  M.  GoU. 

Beginning  at  Jerusalem. — Luke  xxiv.  47. 

PROCLAIM  my  gospel,  saith  the  Lord, 
Ye  preachers  of  my  sacred  word  ; 
Let  every  nation  hear  the  theme, 
Beginning  at  Jerusalem. 

Z  Go ;  let  the  chief  of  sinners  know, 
That  I  have  blessings  to  bestow  : 
Proclaim  salvation  in  my  name, 
Beginning  at  Jtru^alem. 


THE   GOSPEL.  OS 

3  Where  I  was  treated  with  disdain, 
Where  I  was  crucified  and  slain, 
There  shall  my  gospel  gain  esteem, 
Beginning  at  Jerusalem. 

4  My  pardoning  love  proclaim  abroad, 
And  show  the  virtue  of  my  blood ; 
Till  time  shall  end,  proclaim  my  grace, 
To  every  land,  in  every  place. 

5  In  yonder  world,  behold  the  train 
Of  sinners  saved  from  endless  pain, 
Ascribing  glory  to  the  Lamb, 
Within  the  new  Jerusalem. 

56  C.  M.  Kent. 

Prophesymg  to  the  Dry  Bones. 

WHILE  in  the  vale  of  vision,  dead, 
The  house  of  Israel  lie, 
Jehovah  to  the  prophet  said, 
Go  thou,  and  prophesy. 

2  G-o  thou,  nor  reasoning  scruples  make 

Because  the  bones  are  dry ; 
My  voice  shall  bid  the  dead  awake  : 
Go  thou,  and  prophesj\ 

3  I'll  bid  the  dying  sinner  live, 

To  lift  my  name  on  high  ; 
Eternal  life  'tis  mine  to  give ; 
Go  thou,  and  prophesy. 


m  ^^HB   GOSPlEL. 

4  Hold  Jesus  to  tlie  sinners'  vi«w, 

And  thither  turn  their  eye ; 
'Tis  I  must  give  to  will  and  do  : 
Go  thou,  and  prophesy. 

5  From  stones,  to  celebrate  my  graee, 

While  mercy's  tidings  fly, 
My  arm  shall  raise  a  numerous  r^e,  ^ 
Gro  thou,  and  prophesy. 

57"  L.  M.  e(^. 

The  Gosjjel  a  Joyful  Sound. — Ps.  Ixxxix.'  15. 

COME,  dearest  Lord,  who  reigns  above, 
And  draw  me  with  the  cords  of  love  ! 
And  while  the  gospel  does  abound, 
"  Oh,  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound  !" 

2  Sweet  are  the  tidings,  free  the  gtfice, 
It  brings  to  our  apostate  race  ; 

It  spreads  its  heavenly  light  around  : 
"Oh,  may  I  know  the  joj'ful  sound!" 

3  The  gospel  bids  the  sin-sick  soul 
Look  up  to  Jesus  and  be  whole  ; 

In  him  are  peace  and  pardon  found  : 
"  Oh,  may  I  know  the  joj^ul  sound  !" 

4  It  stems  the  tide  of  swelling  grief, 
Affords  the  needy  sure  relief, 
Releases  those  by  Satan  bound : 

''  Oh,  may  I  know  the  joyful  sound  V 


TflE    GOSPEL.  Wi 

1 

58  C.  M.  K&ri't. 

The  Joyful  Sound  of  the  Gospel.  i 

THE  glorious  gospel  of  our  God  \ 

Is  joyful  news  from  heaven  ;  \ 

Salvation  free  in  Jesus'  blood,  j 

And  life  eternal  given.  j 

2  'Tis  not  tlie  gospel's  joyful  sound  ; 

Thatrfallen  men  declare,  ■ 

When  Sinai's  thunders  they  confound  | 

With  Zion's  beauties  fair.  ' 

3  He  needs  no  creature-power  or  skill  \ 

His  finished  work  to  mend  ; 

But  works  his  own  eternal  will,  : 

As  wisdom  did  intend.  I 

4  When  Uzzah  stretched  his  puny  hand,  ; 

Behold  his  awful  fall ; 

The  shaking  ark  secure  shall  stand,  ; 
When  Grod  designs  it  shall. 

5  If  'tis  of  works,  and  not  of  grace,  i 

No  crown  shall  mortals  have,  ] 
For  all  the  good  of  Adam's'race 

A  single  soul  can't  save.  , 

6  To  Grod,  the  Father's,  love  divine, 

The  Spirit  and  the  Son,  ] 

Let  everlasting  honors  shine.  j 
While  years  eternal  run. 


l't>  THE    GOSPEL. 

5!>  '  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

The  Gospel  Herald. 

IN  j^our  great  Master's  lioly  name. 
Go  forth,  yQ  heralds,  and  prochiim 
The  heavenly  news  to  fallen  men, 
That  Jesus  died,  hut  lives  again. 

2  Tell  those  who  in  His  temple  meet, 
To  wait  and  worship  at  His  ^Qei, 
That  He  delights  to  meet  them  there — 
That  He  delights  to  answer  prayer. 

3  Tell  doubting  saints  fresh  courage  take  ; 
That  Jesus  never  will  forsake  ; 
That  all  His  promises  shall  stand, 
Long  as  He  holds  divine  command. 

4  Teirmourning  souls  to  trust  His  grace, 
That  Jesus  hath  prepared  a  place 
For  all  the  blind,  and  halt,  and  lame, 
Who  hate  their  sins  and  fear  His  name. 

5  Yea,  publish  and  proclaim  His  word, 
'Till  all  Columbia's  shores  have  heard 
Of  all  the  victories  He  hath  won. 
And  all  the  wonders  He  hath  done. 

G  Nor  let  His  glories  be  confined 
Short  of  the  limits  of  mankind  ; 
That  every  kingdom,  clime  and  place 
May  hear  the  gospel  of  His  grace. 


THE    GOSPEL.  57 

60  L.  M.  Watts, 

The  Commission.  _ 

'T^  O  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the  Lord— 
VT  ''bid  mourning  souls  my  grace  receive; 
He  shall  be  saved  that  trusts  my  word — 
He  shall  be  damned  that  won't  believe. 

2  ["I'll  make  your  great  commission  known 

And  ye  shall  prove  my  gospel  true, 
By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done — 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do.] 

3  ["Go  heal  the  sick,  go  raise  the  dead, 

Go  cast  out  devils  in  my  name; 
Nor  let  my  prophets  be  afraid, 
Tho'  Greeks  reproach,  and  Jews  blaspheme. 

4  "Teach  all  the  nations  my  commands — 

I'm  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end ; 
All  power  is  trusted  in  my  hands — 
I  can  destroy,  and  I  defend." 

5  He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  his  head ; 

On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  he  rode  ; 
They  to  the  furthest  nation  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 

161  C.  M.  Kent. 

Jesus  the  Sinn  and  Substance  of  the  Gosjjel. 

JESUS  the  sum  and  substance  is 
Of  all  the  gospel  scheme; 


58  THE    GOSPEL. 

In  him  salvation,  all  of  grace, 
Shines  with  refulgent  beam. 

2  Jehovah's  councils  and  decrees, 

Before  the  world  began, 
With  all  the  gospel  promises, 
Respect  his  only  Son. 

3  Prophetic  \ote  declared  his  birth, 

His  mission,  and  his  name; 
Ages  before  to  this  our  earth 
The  Friend  of  sinners  came. 

4  Favored  Isaiah  heard  him  groan. 

Saw  Justice  smite  his  head ;    . 
Oppressed  with  sins,  but  not  his  own, 
And  to  the  slaughter  led. 

5  His  one  great  sacrifice  complete 

Hath  made  his  Israel  free;     ,    ., 
The  Paschal  Lamb,  by  faith,  they  eat, 
And  this  deliverance  see. 

6  His  church  he  purchased  with' his  blood, 
%    And  who  shall  dare  condemn  ? 

But  ne'er  removed  the  wrath  of  God, 
For  Grod  was  love  to  them. 


69  S.  M.  WaUi 

Oospel  Ministers. 
OW  beauteous  are  their  feet 
Who  stand  on  ZioQ's  hill ! 


W 


THE    GOSPEL.  6t 

Who  bring  salvation  ou  their  tongues, 
And  words  of  peace  reveal ! 

2  How  charming  is  their  voice  ! 

How  sweet  the  tidings  are ! 

"  Zion,  behold  thy  Savior-King^ 

He  reins  and  triumphs  here. 

3  How  happy  are  our  ears 

That  hear  this  joyful  sound,    , 
Which  kings  and  prophets  waited  for, 
And  sought,  but  never  found ! 

4  How  blessed  are  our  eyes 

That  see  this  heavenly  light ! 
Prophets  and  kings  desired  it  long. 
But  died  without  the  sight. 

5  The  watchmen  join  their  voice. 

And  tuneful  notes  employ  ; 
Jerusalem  breaks  forth  in  songs. 
And  deserts  learn  the  joy. 

6  The  Lord  makes  bare  his  arm 

Through  all  the  earth  abroad  ; 
Let  every  nation  now  behold 
Their  Savior  and  their  God. 

(63  C.  M.  Watts. 

':  Ths  Different  Success  of  the  Gospel — 1  Cor.  xxiii, 
24. 

CHRIST  and  his  cross  are  all  our  theme: 
The  mysteries  that  we  speak 


60  THl    GOSPEL. 

Are  scandal  in  the  Jew's  esteem, 
And  folly  to  the  Grreek. 

2  But  souls  enlightened  from  above 

With  joy  receive  the  word  ; 
They  see  what  wisdom,  power,  and  love 
Shine  in  their  dying  Lord. 

3  The  vital  savor  of  his  name 

Restores  their  fainting  breath  ; 
But  unbelief  perverts  the  same 
To  guilt,  despair,  and  death. 

4  Till  God  diffuse  his  graces  down, 

Like  showers  of  heavenly  rain, 
In  vain  Apollos  sows  the  ground, 
And  Paul  may  plant  in  vain. 

64  P.  M.  Abridged 

The  JiMlee. 

BLOW  ye  the  trumpet,  blow 
The  gladly  solemn  sound  ! 
Let  all  the  nations  know, 

To  earth's  remotest  bound. 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come ; 
Beturu.  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

2  ExalttheLambofGod, 
The  sin-atoning  Lamb ; 
Bedemption  by  his  blood 
Through  all  the  lands  proclaim : 


THE    GOSPEL.  61 

The  year  of  Jubilee  1*8  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

3  The  gospel  trumpet  hear, 

The  news  of  pardoning  grace  ; 
Ye  happy  souls,  draw  near, 

Behold  your  Savior's  face: 
The  year  of  Jubilee  is  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 

4  Jesus,  our  great  High-Priest, 

Has  full  atonement  made ; 
Ye  weary  spirits,  rest ; 

Ye  mournful  souls,  be  glad  ! 
The  j^ear  of  Jubilee  is  come ; 
Return,  ye  ransomed  sinners,  home. 


'  7s.  6s.  Vanmeter. 

Vho  is  suffickntfor  these  things  ? ' ' — 2  Cor. ,  ii ,   16. 

ORD,  who  can  be  suflBcient  to  speak  thy  wondrous  nam« 
And  to  the  heirs  of  promise  thy  gospel  to  proclaim  f 
preach,  as  thy  salvation,  a  Saviour  crucified, 
',  Ispeakof  all  his  counsels,  concerning  of  his  bride? 

II  we  seek  worldly  wisdom,  to  fit  us  for  the  task  ? 
;o  to  schools  of  learning,  and  there  instructions  ask  f 
II  we  seek  filthy  lucre,  or  preach  for  earthly  gain  ? 
trive  to  please  the  fancy  of  vain  and  carnal  men? 

I  1  we,  for  fear  of  slander,  the  gospel  sacrific*  ? 
\  ike  a  ba^e  delinquent,  conceal  one-half  the  price  ? 
\  I  we  permit  Assyrians  to  tread  on  holy  ground, 
fail  to  raise  the  shepherds*  and  cause  the  trump  to  BOand? 

iab«  T,  5. 


••;.  THE   GOSPEL. 

Forbid  It,  0,  King  JesnsI  forbid  that  we  ehoald  fly, 
Bat  fight  with  holy  weapoDS,  and  conquer  though  we  dl9:; 
To  thee  we  look  for  courage,  and  patience  to  endure; 
F«r  wisdom  and  instruction,  that  we  may  feed  the  poor. 

We  ask  thy  Holy  Spirit  to  give  us  light  divine — 

For  what  is  worldly  wisdom,  compared,  0  Lord,  with  thine?   * 

We'll  bear  the  vile  reproaches,  of  Jesus  and  his  word, 

And  count  them  greater  riches,  than  Egypt  can  afford. 

Be  this  our  constant  study,  to  be  approved  of  Ood — 
To  glorify  our  Savior  and  spread  his  name  abroad, 
To  seek  Messiah's  kingdom,  and  trust  in  him  alone. 
For  all  our  earthly  comforts,  and  blessings  of  bis  throo*; 

66  L.  M.  K«fkU 

The,  Gospel  Chariot. 

(^  RE  AT  Salem's  King,  of  old  renowned, 
T  With  wisdom  blest,  and  honors  crowaiEtd, 
Prepared  a  chariot  for  his  bride,  ^ 
That  she  in  princely  state  might  ride. 

2  Behold  the  silver  columns  stand, 
Fair  and  magnificently  grand  ; 
'Twas  paved  with  love,  and  all  to  proT» 
How  much  he  did  this  fair  one  love, 

3  Fair  type  of  Jesus,  whom  we  love, 
Who  sent  his  chariot  from  above, 
To  fetch  his  church,  without  a  stain, 
With  him  in  bliss  to  live  and  reign. 

4  Thus  shall  the  gospel  chariot  run 
Till  the  last  stage  of  time  is  done. 
And  bear  in  triumph  to  their  God 
The  »an8omed  race,  redeemod  with  blodd..-i 


THE    GOSPBL.  06 

S  Yet  none  shall  in  this  chariot  ride, 
Save  his  elect,  his  ransomed  bride;  ' 
With  him,  her  Lord,  in  royal  state, 
She'll  enter  Zion's  pearly  gate, 

5  Then,  in  a  song  of  sweet  accord, 
With  blood-bonght  saints  to  hymn  her  Lord, 
In  strains  more  noble,  sweet,  and  strong, 
Than  e'er  were  heard  in  seraph's  song. 

.BT  S.  M.  Watif.^ 

Moses  and  Christ. — John  i,  17.     Heb.  iii,3,5.  6, 

X,  28,  29. 

THE  law  by  Moses  came, 
But  peace  and  truth,  and  love 
Were  brought  by  Christ' — a  noble  name, 
Descended  from  above. 

2  Amidst  the  house  of  God, 

There  different  works  are  done ; 
Moses,  a  faithful  servant  stood, 
But  Christ  a  faithful  Son. 

5  Then  to  his  new  commands 
Be  strict  obedience  paid  ; 
O'er  all  his  father's  house  he  stands, 
The  Sovereign  and  the  Head. 

I  The  man  that  dares  despise 

The  law  that  Moses  brought — 


64  THE    GOSPEL. 

Behold  how  terribly  he  dies 
For  his  presumptuous  fiiult. 

68  L.  M.  W.  Thompsc 
The  Gospel  Presents  Christ  to  the  renewed  Mind 

for  Comfort. 

^pHE  Savior  sent  the  gospel  forth, 
L    From  east  to  west,  from  south  to  north, 
To  nations  scattered  far  and  wide, 
In  lands  remote,  and  ocean's  tide. 

2  Go  tell  the  world  what  Christ  hath  done, 
Go  preach  his  righteousness  alone^- 

Go  publish  all  he  did  and  said, 

And  how  he  bruised  the  serpent's  head. 

3  When  ears  are  given,  men  will  hear- 
When  hearts  to  feel,  they'll  feel  and  fear    — 
When  eyes  to  see,  they'H  view  the  prize 
The  gospel  brings  before  their  eyes. 

4  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  life  impart — 
Come  know  thyself — renew  the  heart; 
With  Gospel  seed  then  sow  the  ground, 
And  in  our  lives  let  fruit  be  found. 

69  C.  M.  W.  Tliompion. 
The  Spirit  must  prepare  the  Heart  to  receive  the 

Gospel. 

THE  Holy  Spirit  must  renew, 
And  give  us  life  divine  ; 


THE    GOSPEL.  65 

No  means  or  agents  arc  employed — 
The  work  is  wholly  thine. 

2  The  gospel  and  the  written  word 

Are  gifts  the  Lord  bestows. 
To  teach  his  friends  and  feed  his  flock, 
And  vanquish  all  his  foes. 

3  This  weapon  is  to  Zion  giyen,— 

Her  watchmen  should  it  use  ; 
And  Anti-Christ  its  power  shall  feel — 
The  Heathen,  Greeks,  and  Jews. 

1 4  By  it  the  sheep  and  lambs  are  fed, 
And  every  heir  is  taught ; 
It  is  a  light  to  guide  their  feet 
Till  they  're  to  glory  brought, 

'  yo  C.  M.  Eippon's  SeU6 

The  (}ospet  a  Feast. — Isa.  xxv.  6. 

ON  Zion,  his  most  holy  mount, 
God  will  a  feast  prei^are, 
'     And  Israel's  sons  and  Gentile  lands 
Shall  in  the  banquet  share. 

1 1  Marrow  and  fatness  are  the  food 
I        His  bounteous  hand  bestows ; 
Wine  on  the  lees,  and  well  refined^ 
In  rich  abundance  flows, 

I  \  See  to  the  vilest  of  the  vile 
'        A  free  acceptance  given  I 


66  THE    OxOSPEL. 

See  rebels,  bj'  adopting  grace, 
Sit  with  the  heirs  of  heaven  ! 

4  The  pained,  the  sick,  the  dying,  now 

To  ease  and  health  restored, 
With  eager  appetites  partake 
The  plenties  of  the  board. 

5  But,  oh,  what  draughts  of  bliss  unknown, 

What  dainties,  shall  be  given. 
When,  with  the  mjTiads  round  the  throne, 
We  join  the  feast  of  heaven  ! 


6  There  joys  immeasurably  high 
Shall  overflow  the  soul, 
And  springs  of  life  that  never  dry 
In  thousand  channels  roll. 


1 


•n  lis.  Eart. 

The  Gospel— I  Tim.  i.  15. 

THE  gospel  brings  tidings  to  each  wounded 
soul, 

That  Jesus,  the  Savior,  can  make  it  quite  whole ; 
And  what  makes  this  gospel  most  precious  to  me, 
It  holds  forth  salvation  so  perfectly  free  ! 

2  The  gospel  declares  that  God,  sending  his  Son 
To  die  for  poor  sinners,  gave  all  things  in  one ; 
This,  too,  makes  the  gospel  most  precious  to  me, 
Because  His  a  gospel  as  full  as  'tis  free  ! 


criRisT.  (57 


Since  Jesus  has  saved  me,  and  that  freely  too, 
I^iin  would  in  all  things  my  gratitude  show  ; 
But  as  to  man's  merit,  'tis  hateful  to  me  ! 
The  gospel— I  love  it ;  'tis  perfectly  free  ! 


OHRIST-HIS    DIVINITY    AND 
INCARNATION. 


'^  8s.  Newton. 

What  thinh  ye  of  Ghristf— M:\ti.  xxii.  42. 

WHAT  thinivye  of  Christ?  is  the  test 
To  try  both  your  state  and  your  scheme : 
You  cannot  be  right  in  the  rest, 
Unless  you  think  rightly  of  him. 

\  As  Jesus  appears  in  your  view, 

As  heis  beloved  or  not, 
[  So  God  is  disposed  to  you. 

And  mercy  or  wrath  is  your  lot. 

;•  Some  take  him  a  crenture  to  be. 
A  man,  or  an  angel  at  most : 
Sure  these  have  not  feelings  like  me,  ^^ 

J,      Nor  know  themselves  wretched  and  lost,  f/ 

So  guilty,  so  helpless,  am  T.  "tt 

I  durst  not  confide  in  his  l)lood,  ^^ 


^8  CilTJIST, 

Nor  on  his  protection  relj% 

Unless  I  were  sure  he  was  God* 

5  If  n«kcd  what  of  Jesus  I  think, 

(Tho'  still  my  best  thoughts  arc  but  poor,) 
I  say,  he's  my  meat  and  my  drink. 

My  life,  and  my  strength,  and  my  store, 

6  My  Shepherd,  my  husband,  my  friend, 

My  Savior  from  sin  and  from  thrall ; 
My  hope  from  beginning  to  end, 
*My  portion,  my  Lord,  and  my  all. 

•yS  8s.  Maxwell. 

UmearcJiaMe  Riches  of  Christ. — Eph.  iii.  8. 

HOW  shall  I  my  Savior  set  forth  ? 
How  shall  I  his  beauties  declare  ? 
Oh,  how  shall  I  speak  of  his  worth, 
Or  what  his  chief  dignities  are  ? 

2  Hi.<5  angels  can  never  express, 

Nor  saints,  who  sit  nearest  his  throne. 
How  rich  are  his  treasures  of  grace : 
Oh,  no!  'tis  a  raj'stery  unknown. 

8  [In  him  all  the  fulness  of  God 

Forever  transcendently  shines ; 
r^The  Father's  Anointed,  he  stood, 

To  finish  his  glorious  designs.] 

4  Though  once  he  wns  nailed  to  the  cross, 
Vile  rebels  fast  bound  to  set  free, 


HIS    DIVINITY    AND  INCARNATION.  69 

His  glory  sustained  no  loss, — 
Eternal  his  kingdom  shall  be. 

5  0  sinners,  believe  and  adore 

This  Savior  so  rich  to  redeem ! 
No  creature  can  ever  explore 

The  treasures  of  goodness  in  him. 

6  [Come,  sinners,  who  see  yourselves  lost, 

And  feel  yourselves  burdened  with  sin, 
Draw  near  while  with  terror  you're  tossed, 
Believe,  and  your  peace  shall  begin,] 


14  C.  M.  (Abridged.)  Watts, 

The  Dloinity  of  Glirist. 
rjIFIEE  we  adore.  Eternal  Word  ! 
X    The  Father's  equal  Son  ; 
By  heaven's  obedient  host-;  adored, 
Ere  time  its  course  begun. 

2  The  first  creation  has  displayed    • 

Thine  energy  divine  ; 
For  not  a  single  thing  was  made 
By  other  hands  than  thine, 

3  But  ransomed  sinners,  with  delight, 

Sublimer  facts  survey ; 
The  all-creating  Word  unites  *•> 

Himself  to  dust  and  clay. 


70  CHRIST. 

4  See  the  Redeemer  clothed  in  Hesh, 

And  ask  the  reason  why : 
The  answer  tills  my  soul  afresh, 
•     "To  suffer,  bleed,  and  die !" 

5  God  over  all,  forever  blest. 

The  righteous  curse  endures  ; 
And  thus,  to  souls  with  sin  distrest, 
Eternal  bliss  insures. 

6  AY  hat  wonders  in  thy  person  meet, 

My  Savior,  ail  divine  ! 
I  fall  with  rapture  at  thy  feet,    . 
And  would  be  wholly  thine. 

15  7s. 

Immanuel. — Matt.  i.  23  ;  1  Tim.  iii. 

(1  OD  with  us  !  Oh,  glorious  name  ! 
X  Let  it  shine  in  endless  fame ; 
God  and  man  in  Christ  unite  ; 
Oh,  mysterious  depth  and  height ! 

2  God  with  us  !  amazing  love 
Brought  him  fi-om  his  courts  above ; 
Now,  ye  saints,  his  grace  admire. 
Swell  the  song  with  holy  fire. 

3  God  with  us  !  but  tainted  not 
With  the  first  transgressors  blot; 
Yet  did  he  our  sins  sustain, 

Bear  the  guilt,  the  curse,  the  pain. 


.MS    DIVINITY    AND    mCARNATION.  71 

4  God  Avith  ns  !  Oh,  blissful  theme  ! 
Let  the  impious  not  blaspheme  ; 
Jesus  shall  in  judgment  sit, 
Dooming  rebels  to  the  pit. 

5  God  with  us  !  Oh,  wondrous  grace  ! 
Let  us  see  him  face  to  face. 

That  we  may  Immanuel  sing, 
As  we  ought,  our  God  and  King. 

16  7s.  Vanmeter, 

Birth,  Titles^  and  Kingdom  of  Chriit. 

UNTO  us  a  child  is  born  ; 
Unto  us  a  Son  is  given  ; 
Praise  him,  all  ye  saints  forlorn. 
Praise  him,  all  ye  choirs  of  heaven  ! 

2  On  his  shoulder  shall  be  laid, 

Rule,  authority  and  power ; 
Kings  and  lords  are  subject  made — 
Nations  shall  the  child  adore  ! 

3  Wonderful,  his  name  shall  be  ! 

Counsellor,  the  mighty  God  ! 
Everlasting  Father  !  he 
Rules  the  nations  with  a  rod. 

4  He  shall  be  the  Prince  of  peace. 

Reconciling  men  to  God  : 
Full  of  truth,  and  full  of  grace  ; 
He  will  cleanse  us  with  his  blood. 


72  CHKIST. 

5  He  shall  sit  on  David's  throne, 

And  establish  endless  peace  : 
In  his  kingdom  shall  be  known, 
Joys  divine  that  never  cease." 

6  Jesus,  Savior,  we  confess, 

And  adore  thy  wondrous  name ! 
May  we  realize  thy  grace. 
As  thy  praises  we  proclaim. 

t7  L.  M.  WatU- 

Olory  and  Grace  in  the  Person  of  Christ, 
"XJOW  to  the  Lord  a  noble  song  ! 
_LN    Awake,  my  soul,  awake  my  tongue  ; 
Hosanna  to  the  eternal  name, 
And  all  his  boundless  love  proclaim. 

2  See  vrhere  it  shines  in  Jesus'  face, 
The  brightest  image  of  his  grace  ; 
God,  in  the  person  of  his  Son, 

Has  all  his  mightiest  works  outdone. 

3  The  spacious  earth  and  spreading  flood 
Proclaim  the  wise,  the  powerful  God  ; 
And  thy  rich  glories  from  afar 
Sparkle  in  every  rolling  star, 

4  But  in  his  looks  a  glory  stands, 
The  noblest  labor  of  thy  hands  ; 
The  pleasing  lustre  of  his  eyes 
Outshines  the  wonders  of  the  skiei. 


HIS    DIVINITY    AND    INCARNATION.  73 

5  Grace,  'tis  a  sweet,  a  charming  theme  ; 
My  thoughts  rejoice  at  Jesus'  name  ; 
Ye  angels,  dwell  upon  the  sound, 

Ye  heavens,  reflect  it  to  the  ground  I 

6  Oh,  may  I  live  to  reach  the  place 
Where  he  unveils  his  lovely  face, 
Where  all  the  beauties  you  behold, 
Arid  sing  his  name  to  harps  of  gold ! 

78  L.  M.  Watts, 

Christ's  Incarnation. 

THE  Lord  is  come,  the  heavens  proclaim 
His  birth :  the  nations  learn  his  name : 
An  unknown  star  directs  the  road 
Of  eastern  sages  to  their  God. 

2  All  ye  bright  armies  of  the  skies. 
Go  worship  where  the  Savior  lies  : 
Angels  and  kings  before  him  bow,  « 
Those  gods  on  high,  and  gods  below. 

3  Let  idols  totter  to  the  ground, 

And  their  own  worshippers  confound  ; 
But  Judah  shout,  but  Zion  sing, 
And  earth  confess  her  sovereign  King. 

^9  L.  M.  Watts. 

Ti/pes  and  Prophecies  of  Christ. 

BEHOLD  the  woman's  promised  seed  ! 
Behold  the  great  Messiah's  come ! 


74  CHRIST. 

Behold  the  prophets  all  agreed 
To  give  him  the  superior  room  ! 

2  Abram,  the  saint,  rejoiced  of  old, 

When  visions  of  the  Lord  he  saw ; 
Moses,  the  man  of  God,  foretold 
This  great  fiilfiller  of  his  law. 

3  The  types  bore  witness  to  his  name, 

Obtained  their  chief  design,  and  ceased  ; 
The  incense  and  the  bleeding  lamb. 
The  ark,  the  altar,  and  the  priest. 

4  Predictions  in  abundance  meet 

To  join  their  blessings  on  his  head  ; 
Jesus,  we  worship  at  thy  feet. 

And  nations  own  the  promised  seed. 

80  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  JfessiaTi's  Coming  and  Kingdom. 

JOY  to  the  world  ;  the  Lord  is  come  ; 
Let  earth  receive  her  King  ; 
Let  every  heart  prepare  him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth,  the  Savior  reigns ; 

Let  men  their  songs  emplo}'  ; 
While  fields  and  floods,  rocks,  hills,  and  plains. 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground; 


HIS    DIVIBITY    AND    INCARNATION.  7l| 

He  comes  to  make  his  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 
And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  his  righteousness, 
And  wonders  of  his  love. 


81  S.  M.  Watts 

Ghrisfs  Mission. — John  iii.  16,  17. 

RAISE  your  triumphant  songs 
To  an  immortal  tune, 
Let  the  wide  earth  resound  the  deeds 
Celestial  grace  has  done. 

?  2  Sing  how  eternal  love 

Its  chief  beloved  chose, 
And  bid  him  raise  our  wretched  race 
From  their  abyss  of  woes. 

3  His  hand  no  thunder  bears, 

No  terror  clothes  his  brow. 
No  bolts  to  drive  our  guilty  souls 
To  fiercer  flames  below. 

i 

4  'Twas  mercy  filled  the  throne. 

And  wrath  stood  silent  by, 
Whwi  Christ  was  sent  with  mercy  down 
To  rebels  doomed  to  die. 


CHRIST— HIS  INCARNATION   AND 
BIRTH. 


H'Z  P.  M.  MeUr, 

The  Achent. 

HAIL  the  blest  morn!  when  the  great  Mediator 
DownfroiTi  the  mansions  of  glory  descends, 
Shepherds  go  worship  the  babe  in  the  manger, 
Lo  !  for  his  guard  the  bright  angels  attend. 


Brightest  and  best  of  t^ie  sons  of  the  morning 
Dawn  on  our  darkness,  and  lend  us  thine  aid; 

Star  in  the  east,  the  horizon  adorning. 
Guide  where  our  infant  Eodecmer  is  laid. 

2  Cold  on  his  cradle  the  dew-drops  arc  shining, 

Low  lies  his  head  with  the  l)easts  of  the  stall; 
Angels  adore  him,  in  slumbers  reclining, 

Wise  men  and  shepherds  before  him  do  fall. 
Brightest  and  best,  &c. 

3  Say,  shall  we  yield  him,  in  costly  devotion. 

Odors  of  Eden,  and  offerings  divine, 
Gems  from  the  mountains,  and  pecirls  from  the 
ocean. 
Myrrh  from  the  forest,  and  gold  from  the  mine. 


I 


Ills    INCARNATION    AND    RIIlTn.  77 

4  Vainly  wc  offer  eacli  ample  oblation, 

Vainly  with  p;ifts  would  his  favor  secure; 
Richer  b}'  far  i.^  tlic  heart's  adoration, 

Dearer  to  God  are  the  prayers  of  the  pooh 
Brightest  and  best,  &c. 

83  C.  M.  DohelVs  Selec. 

Natidity  of  Ghrist. — Luke  ii.  8,  15. 

WHILE  shepherds  watched  their  flocks  by- 
night, 
All  seated  on  the  ground, 
The  angel  of  the  Lord  came  down, 
And  glory  shone  around. 

2  "Fear  not,"  said  he,  (for  mighty  dread 

Had  seized  their  troubled  mind ;) 
"Glad  tidings  of  great  joy  I  bring 
To  you  and  all  mankind. 

3  "To  you,  in  David's  town,  this  day 

Is  born,  of  David's  line. 
The  Savior,  who  is  Christ  the  Lord  ; 
And  this  shall  be  the  sign  : 

4  "The  heavenly  babe  you  there  shall  find, 

To  human  view  displayed. 
All  meanly  wrapped  in  swathing-bands, 
And  in  a  manger  laid." 

5  Thus  spake  the  seraph  ;  and  forthwith 

Appeared  a  shining  throng 


78  CHRIST. 

Of  angels  praising  God,  who  thus 
Addressed  their  joyful  song  : 

(5  "All  glory  be  to  God  on  high, 
And  to  the  earth  be  peace  ; 
Good-will,  henceforth,  from  heaven  to  men 
Begin,  and  never  cease." 

84  •  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

The  Birth  and  Life  of  Christ. 

COME,  see  the  Lord's  anointed  King, 
Behold  !  he  in  a  manger  lies  ! 
Raise  your  triumphant  songs  and  sing : 
Extol  his  name  above  the  skies  ! 

2  See  the  young  Prince  at  twelve  years  old, 

Amidst  the  doctors  and  the  wise ; 
Such  wisdom  there  he  does  unfold. 
As  strikes  the  council  with  surprise. 

3  Behold  him  go  to  Jordan's  flood. 

To  be  immersed  beneath  its  wave ; 
To  teach  obedience  unto  God, 
And  represent  his  future  grave. 

4  But  hark  !  he  now  proclaims  abroad. 

The  glorious  news  of  gospel  grace ; 
Commands  the  storm,  controls  the  flood, 
And  devils  flee  before  his  face  ! 

5  At  his  command  the  dead  arise. 

The  blind,  and  lame,  and  halt  are  healed  ; 


HIS  LIFE    AND    CHARACTERS.  70 

The  law  of  God  he  magnifies, 

And  thus  his  wondrous  love  revealed, 

6  But  be  astonished,  0  my  soul ! 

The  Savior  dies  that  I  might  live  ! 
He  rose,  and  now  exalted  high, 
He  has  eternal  life  to  give. 


CHRIST  — HIS     LIFE     AND    CHAR- 
ACTERS. 


85  C.  M.  Watts. 

Angels  Attending  Christ  and  Ms  Saints. 

SOON  as  the  Son  of  God  had  made 
His  entrance  on  this  earth, 
A  shining  army  downward  fled, 
To  celebrate  his  birth. 

2  And  when,  oppressed  with  pains  and  fears, 
On  the  cold  ground  he  lies, 
Behold,  a  heavenly  form  appears 
To  allay  his  agonies. 

8  Now  to  the  hands  of  Christ,  our  King, 
Are  all  their  legions  given  ; 
They  wait  upon  his  saints,  and  bring 
His  chosen  heirs  to  heaven. 


80 


CHRIST, 


4  Pleasurs  and  praise  run  through  then-  host 

To  see  a  sinner  turn  ; 
Then  Satan  has  a  captive  lost, 
And  Christ  a  subject  born. 

5  But  there's  an  hour  of  brighter  joy^ 

When  he  his  angels  sends 

Rebellious  sinners  to  destroy, 

And  gather  in  his  friends. 

5  Oh,  could  T  say,  without  a  doubt, 
"There  shall  m}^  soul  be  found," 
Then  let  the  great  archangel  shout^ 
And  the  last  trumpet  sound. 

S6  0.  M.  (Abridged.)  Stennett. 

Excellencies  of  Christy  &c. — Cant.  v.  10,  16. 
'"pO  Christ  the  Lord  let  every  tongue 
JL    Its  noblest  tribute  bring  ; 
When  he's  the  subject  of  the  song, 
Who  can  refuse  to  sing  ? 

2  Survey  the  beauties  of  his  face, 
And  on  his  glories  dwell ; 
Think  of  the  wonders  of  his  grace, 
And  all  his  triumphs  tell. 

S  Majestic  sweetness  sits  enthroned 
Upon  his  awful  brow  ; 
His  head  with  radiant  glories  crowned} 
His  lips  with  grace  o'erflow. 


Ills   i,ii-i:   AVL)    miAii AC''i;!i<.  HI 

4  No  mortal  can  with  him  como-uc 

Among  the  sons  of  mon  ; 
Fairer  he  is  than  all  the  fair 

'fh-U  iill  the  heavenly  train.  •    - 

5  lie  saw  m3  plan,ii;e;l  in  deep  (listre>-;, 

He  Hew  to  my  relief; 
For  me  he  bore  the  sh;unefnl  cross, 
And  carried  all  my  !2;i-ief. 

G  Since  from  his  bounty  I  receive 
)Such  proofs  of  love  divine, 
Hid  I  a  thousand  hearts  to  i^ive 
Lord,  they  should  all  be  thine  ! 

HK  L.  M.  J        ',:.:.'. 

WtlFN  at  a  distance,  L'^.d,  we  tv.ir? 
The  various  glor-es  of  thy  fi'3e, 
What  tran'-;port  pjurs  o'crdl  o.u'  breast, 
And  charms  oar  cai-es  and  woes  to  rcot '/ 

2  AYith  thee  in  th3  obscurest  cell. 

On  some  bleak  mountain,  would  I  dwell, 
Rxther  than  pompous  courts  behold. 
And  share  their  grandeur  and  their  gold. 

3  Away,  ye  drc\m-  of  inortd  joy  ; 
Raptures  divine  my  thoughts  employ  ; 
T  sec  the  King  of  glor^v  shine. 

And  fo;'!  his  love,  :\'m\  call  him  mine. 


U\<    I,II'i:    AN'I)     CII.VRAr'TEK'^.  S"' 

js,  will  vvj  s'mghi.-;  niitchlas.-^  niinj, 
"[':h  SA'j^t  dcli^'Iit,  ii')j-  fjav  tho  shini?  ; 
hiui  we'll  b:->a.st,  ;uici  siii^,  and  talk, 
io;r:;.i  fools  darMe  and  sinners  mock. 

(J.  y.L  Wrtts. 

\EARli]3T  of  all  the  names  above, 
/  Ay  Jciii-i,  and  my  Grod, 
iio  can  resist  th}^  lieavenly  love. 
Or  triile  with  tiiy  blood  ? 

is  by  the  merits  of  tliy. death 
The  Father  smiles  agiin  ; 
is  by  thy  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

II  God  in  hum  m  iiesh  I  see, 
My  thoughts  no  comfort  find  ; 
le  holy,  ja^(5,  and  s.icred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 

it  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 
_My  hope,  my  joy  begins ; 
is  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

'hile  Jews  on  their  own  laws  relj*, 
And  G-reeks  of  wisdo  n  boast, 
love  the  incarnate  mystery,  ^ 

And  tho^o  I  fix  my  trust. 


64:  .  M    ;-r. 

90  C.  M. 

(  'O^irAKED  is-ilh  CliriBt,  in  all  ho^' 
V>  iS'o  coiiielinc:-!-;  I  fcc* 
The  one  thing  iieediiil,  clearest  Lor*!. 
is  to  l:e  Oiie  Yvith  tlice. 

2  The  sense  oi'tli}-  expiriug  loYe 

Into  my  I  oiii  convey  ; 
Thyself  bestow  :  ibr^hee  alone, 
My  All  in  all.  I  pray. 

3  Less  than  thyself  will  not  sufllte 

My  comfort  to  restore ; 
3Iove  tltiii  tliyself  J.  carsnot  crave. 
And  thou  canst  give  no  more. 

4  Loved  of  my  God,  for  h'nUf! gain 

With  love  intciise  I'd  burn  ; 
Chosen  of  thee  ei;e  time  began, 
I'd  choose  thee  in  relun  . 

5  Whatever  consists  not  with  tliy  ]ii\  o. 

Oh,  teach  me  to  resign  ;  "" 
I'm  rich,  to  all  the  intents  of  bli;-s. 
If  thou,  0  God,  art  liiiiic. 

SI  L.  11.  n 

The   Glory  niid  Ilrjes'i/  of  Citrisf 

''ri]]']  glories  of  my  Lord  were  told. 
J     Ly  holy  men  in  d:\\s  of  old  ; 


I 


IfAIlACTEH^ 


85 


id  ages  j'-et  to  come,  shall  siiur 

le  pi'iiisc  of  this  triiimphantKing.  ^ 

ithro;icd  in  hcavouly  majesty, 
is  face,  with  woader,  au.^els  see  ; 
le  sun,  •nil  moon,  anb-tav?.  \vith  liim] 
impare-1,  appsav  but  faint  and  dim. 

a.irels  au'.l  seraphs  tune  the  lyi-e, 
nd  men  rc5de:;:nod  his  love  admire  ; 
:  heaven  and  earth  his  namo  is  sung, 
le  burden  oFcreatmn's  tong-ae. 

hile  sinners  feed  upon  the  wind, 
nd  feast  their  vain  and  carnal  min  1  : 
y  soul  would  gaze  on  -Je  v.i-^'  tae"i, 
nd  tast3  tlio  riches  oE^^his  irr.i:.'.\ 


AJ/  In  AU.~0^)\.  iii.  11. 

iiri.^t  I've  all  my  coal's  dcnre  ; 
il's  Spirit  does  my  heart  inspire 
/"ith  boundless  w^slie^,  larg3  and  V<s(\i. 
.nd  Christ  will  all  my  wants  supply. '] 

hr;--t  is  my  hop?,  my  sir  '^^  -^  -^^  1  -tt'  1  ' 
'or  mo  he  Med.  and  c:ro  '  K'  1  : 

[e  i^  my  sun,  to    •"^-->  !■• 
lei^mysoirs 


■hr;^t  1^  t  v\  so  i.\j 
Tv  wi.^  lo  n  an]  nr 


Oi  uii  mv'  .' 
••*f<:hf"e  VI  >• 


S6  CHRIST. 

My  Savior,  Brother,  and  my  Friend, 
On  liini  alone  I  novr  depend. 

4  Christ  is  my  Kirsr,  to  rule  nnd  bless,    ; 
And  all  iiiy  troubles  to  redret-s ; 
He's  my  salvation  and  my  a!l, 
Whate  er  on  earth  shall  me  beli^.ll. 

5  Christ  is  my  strength  f^nd  portion  too 
3^y  soul  iv  hhv  cr.n  all  thirrs  do  ; 
Throua'h  him  I'll  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
And  death  and  hell  mv  soul  outbrave. 


S3  S.  II.  IIosl 

Bread  of  Life. — John  vi.  S5,  48,  51. 

T^EHOLBthegiftofGod' 
I^  Come,  saints,  adore  h^'s  name  ! 
AYho  shed  for  us  his  preci'nis  blood. 
Who  bore  our  curse  and  shame. 


2  Behold  the  living  bread  !  _ 

Wh'cli  JeFus  c^nie  to  give. 
By  dying  in  <he  t  inner' s  stead. 
That  lie  might  ever  live. 

3  Behold  the  Favicr's  love  ! 

Who  .(rives  his  fech  to  eat; 
N-^ver  did  rrgels  taste  nbove 
Provisions  half  so  sweet. 

4  Ti.r.  Tyord  deb"g]i(>  to  giro  : 

ll<^  knows  vouvc  iiaueht  to  buv 


11 


2  JeBu^,  f}i'.)\^  ;<rt  the  living  })rea<' 
Ly  vriiicli  our  needy  souls  are  fed  ; 
111  thee  alone  thy  children  find 
Enough  to  iTil  the  empty  mind. 

o  Wtvhout  this  l:;ead  I  starve  and  die  ; 
No  other  can  iry  need  supply ; 
But  this  will  suit  my  wretched  case, 
AbroiKl,  at  home,  in  every  place. 

-i  'Tis  this  relieves  the  hungry  poor, 
Who  ask  for  bread  at  merc\'^s  door; 
This  living  foo<l  de^cends  from  heaven. 
As  ma7ma  to  the  Jews  was  given. 

5  This  precious  food  my  heart  revives ; 

Whril  strength,  what  nourishment,  it  gives  I 
Oh.  let  me  evermore  be  fsd 
With  tliis  divine,  celestial  bread. 

L.  M.  Faircid. 

Bridegroom. 

JEvSUS.  the  heavenly  Lover,  gave 
His  life  nv  wretched  soul  to  save  ; 
Resolve  1  to  i.:ake  his  mercy  known, 
Tie  kindly  claims  me  for  his  own. 

.  T?ebfe.l:iou?.  I  *f>gainst'  him  strove, 
T'll  rne^'tcd  and  constrained  by  love ; 
WHli  sin  and  self  I  freely  part, 
Th^^  ];o:r\'en]v  bridegroom  wjns  mv  heart. 


HIS   LIFE    AN'D    Cil  A!r\  CTIJIS.  S9 

3  My  guilt,  my  wretchediies.s,  lie  knows. 
Yat  takes  and  owns  me  for  his  spouse  ; 
My  debts  he  pays,  and  sets  me  free, 
And  makes  his  riches  o'er  to  me. 

4  My  filthy  rags  are  hiid  aside, 

lie  clothes  me  as  becomes  his  bride; 
Himself  bestows  my  wedding  dress, — 
The  robe  of  perfect  righteousness. 

5  Lost  in  nstonishmcnt,  I  see, 
Jesus  !  thy  boundless  lave  to  mc  : 
With  angels  I  thy  grace  adore. 

\!id  long  to  love  and  praise  thee  more. 

6  Since  thou  wilt  take  me  for  thy  brido, 
0  Savior,  keep  me  near  thy  side  i 

T  fain  would  give  thee  all  my  lioavt, 
Nor  ever  from  my  Lord  depart. 

9T  L.  M.  luimneter. 

Je-dis,  our  only  Hope. 

LOKD,  unto  whom  should  sinners  go? 
Thou  hast  the  words  of  endless  life  : 
When  sinking  down  with  grief  and  wo. 
Thy  voioe  affords  us  quick  relief. 

2  Thou  hast  all  power  in  heaven  above. 
And  all  below  the  shining  sun  ; 
The  earth,  and  all  the  vforlds  that  mov.'. 
Are  subje-t  to  thy  lofty  tiiri);ie. 


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When  wc  beheld  our  h^st  estate, 
We  sought  for  pardon  in  thy  name 

And  as  a  tower  of  retreat, 
We  ran  to  thee,  our  bleeding  lanilj. 


4  Amidst  temptations,  sharp  and  long. 
And  tribulations  here  ])elow  ; 
Thy  name  is  like  a  fortress  strong 
To  which  thy  tempted  children  go. 


5 

ong 
ren  go. 

•')  When  clouds  and  darkness  veil  the  way, 
And  d(;ubts  ;;nd  fears  our  souls  annoy 
Thy  pi-esence  turns  our  nigr.t  to  day, 
And  all  our  doubts  and  fears  to  joy. 

l>  O,  1  ay  the  savor  of  thy  name 

Aiford  us  sweet  relief  in  death  ; 
Give  us  thf}  victory  o'er  the  same 
Whc'i   ve  resign  our  fleeting  breath  ! 


fi^  s.    7.  2radan\^  Col. 

ConsoLdtion.  of  Israel. — Lukeii.  25. 

CQ^IE,  thou  long  expected  JesiiB  ! 
Born  to  set  thy  people  free  ; 
Fro"^  our  fears  and  sins  release  us, 

Let  us  find  our  rest  in  thee : 
Israel's  strength  and  consolation. 
l[',i)3  of  all  the  saints  thou  art: 
Peiv  dos'vc  of  every  nat'on, 
.h^\  of  ('vei'vl()))o-;!ie-  he.irt. 


HIS   LIFE    -VXD    CIlAltACTEKS. 

2  l^n-11  thy  peoiile  to  deliver  : 

Jioin  a  v'^hilcl,  and  .Vet  a  king ; 
Born  to  roign  in  us  forever,     . 

Now  thy  gracious  kii-^gdoin  brin.j 
By  thy  oWii  etcrn»l  Spirit, 

Ihile  in  iill  our  hearty  alone ; 
By  thy  all-suiiieient  luerit, 

liaise  us  to  thy  glorious  throne. 


9^>  C.  U.  Boddrklfie, 

The  Door. — John  x.  i;  ;  Hoseaii.  15. 

\  Vv^A-KE,  our  souls,  and  hloss  his  iinnic! 
^V  Whose  mercies  nev<5r  fail ; 
Who  opens  wide  a  door  of  hupe 
Iii  Achor'a  gloomy  vale. 

2  B-HoM  .  .  .jdisplnyed, 

The  bi-iivj   ;:>  :-'ivoi-!g  and  f^ir; 
y\''it':in  are  priotv.rei  frerli  and  green. 


i-jOiuL',    ):;;,     ;im;|.    withcheCl 

For  jGf?Ti';  is  the  door ; 


Oh,  ni^y  thy  grace  the  nations  lead, 
And  Je^vs  ?»nd  Gentilo.s  conio,jji  ' 

.\11  travoHL;  tlirough  on^eauteous  gali 
Tit  oiii'  .  u  !  Hid  Inji'^f  ' 


Us.  Vanmeter. 

'he.!i%,m  n£  the  Lord  is  a  Strong  Tower.'' 

IE  name  of  the  Lord  is  my  tower  of  defence  ; 
My  Rock,  my  foundation,  my  strong  con- 
fidence ; 
sword  and  my  helmet,  in  whom  I  will  boast, 
^liicl  1  a-ul  i'\y  bucklei',  my  joy  and  my  trust. 

ir-;  my  gre^ii  sliepiierd,  and  I  shall  be  fed  ; 
blood  is  ni}^  drink,  and  his  flesh  is  my  bread; 
iioal   and  my  husbmd,  my  priest  and  my 
kiiii-;, 

;  :    "  '^^i    i  '•  !"-■')  ;)'vl  uiy  theme  f)r  to  sing. 


'  :i,  lie  i?;  ii.y  \vi<uom  ;uid  mv  righteousness, 
'■V  sinctiilcation  and  myhiding  place  ; 
:    is  my  redemption,  my  way  and  mj--  end, 
'y  vsor,  my  cariJ^—'  -,  my  judge  and  my  friend. 

■   ffe  is  the  gro.'  rorage  to  which  T  repair, 

LOU  trials,  r.n  I  troubles,  and  dangers  appear  ; 
1  when  I'm  in  darkness  he  is  the  great  sun 
r.lvs  all  my  clou  1-;  and  turns  night  into 
:ior)n. 

:  >llo',v  thy  footsteps  below, 
rander,  thy  Si)iritbestovs' ;    • 
last,  to  thy  presence  above, 
i  >r",  and  fonst  on  thv  love  I 


in-  i.n-i:  and  cuAr'ACTi;!:-. 

<H  CM. 

Door. — John  x.  9. 
(  UIKIST  is  tliii  way  to  licnvc-uly  ]•; 
\j  And  Christ  |^t]ic  oiily  d(^: 
My  soul,  i)iii\-ue  no  way  but  this, 
For  this  ;i]one  is  sine. 

I  'Tis  throu.srh  this  door,  aud  t 
That  thou  art  led  to  God  ; 
Then  rest  on  what  thy  Lord  has 
And  plead  his  precious  bh^d. 

\  [Jesus  will  guide  tliee  on  to  heaven 
And  give  thee  entrance  in  ; 
And  God  will  own  thy  sins  foraivcn 
However  vile  they've  b- 


Jesiis^ our  only  Tin.. 
TESUS!  0,  what  a  wondrous  thi.me 
♦J    For  mortal  tongues  to  sound-; 
Awake  my  heart  to  sing  his  name. 
And  make  his  praise  resound. 

2  Jesus!  a  Savior,  born  to  di'\ 

Tliat  I,  a  wretch,  might  ii%  e  ; 

He  rose,  and  now  above  the  sky 

Hath  endless  life  to  give  !  .^ 

3  He  saw  me  bound  in  oifcins  of  sin, 

And  on  the  downwai-aroisd  ; 


I 


GimiST. 

lid  gave  his  life  to  ransoui  mi! 
And  brliiX>-ii!e  home  to  (?od. 


p 

.■osiis!  3ie 

Let  all  tiiL- ; 

And  ^^aiIll■.';  abo 

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And  Oil.: >-^ 

1 

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nttS. 


Christ  the  I^uUhiain. 

13 E HOLD  the  sure  foundution->it(>iic. 
1}  ^Vh'cdl  God  in  Zion  kys 
To  buikl  our.  lieavenly  hopesii;  on. 
And  liv.^  eternnl  ]•■  ■■'■■-■ 

I  Chosen  of  God,  to  siiuicrs  d^ar. 
And  saints  adore  the  name, 
Thej^  trust  their  whole  saiyat: 
Nor  shall  they  suifer  sluimc. 

I  The  fooli«h  builders,  scribe  and  priest, 
ileject  it  with  disdain  ; 
Yet  on  this  rock  the  churoli  sirill  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

i  What  tliough  the  gates  of  hell  withstood, 
Yet  must  thisjyuildiijg  rise; 
Tis  tliy  own  w#k,  Almighty  Go  \ 
Aiid  wondrous  in  our  ej^os.' 


I-. I     I  mi:   .vm)  ('ii.\!i.\('Ti:;:.s.  '.i 

104-  ..         C.  M.  Cooyi  > 

The  Fonntabi  Opvmrl. — Zoch.  xiii.  1. 

''PPIERE  is  a  fountain  filled  with  ^gHI. 
L    J)i\nvn  from  Iiiiii)inuers  veiii< 
And  sinners  phmacd  beneath  tliat  flood. 

*  Lose  all  their  guilty  stains. 

2  Tiie  dying  thief  rejoiced  to  see 

That  fountain  in  liis  day  : 
,-  And  there  may  I,  though  vile  as  he, 
W    Wash  all  my  sins  aw;iy. 

3  Dear  dying  Lamb,  thy. precious  blood 

Shall  never  lost;  its  power 
.Till  all  the  ransomed  ^liurcli  of  God 

*  Be  saved,  to  sin  no  more. 

1  E'er  since  by  faith  I  saw  the  stream 
Thy  fiowirig  wounds  supply, 
"Redeeniini!-  love  has  been  my  then](^  ^' 
An^UhallbetillTdie. 

^5  Then,  in  a  nobler,  sweeter  song. 
I'll  sing  thy  power  to  save, 
\¥4ien  this  poor,  lispii^,  stammering  tongu< 
^       Lies  silent  in  the  giUfe.  ^ 

6  Lord,  I  believe  thou  hast  prepared 
(Unworthy  though  I  be) 
For  me  a  ^liood-bought,  free  reiward. 
A  golden  harp  for  me. 


7  Tis  struiig  and  tuucil  for  cn(ilo>s  years. 
A]i(l  furuKMl  b)'  powQr  (liviiic. 
To  souiid^i  God  the  Fatlier'^ears 
lljj^othcr  iKiiiie  but  thine  : 

S  In  hiiavonly  strains,  from  every  chord. 
Still  flow  tlio  charming  sound, 
The  praise  of  my  redeeming  Lord. 
A\^hi]c  an,ti:e]^;  wonder  round. 

.  L.   M.  ye ir toll. 

Frii'hd.- 

pOOR.  weak,  aiifl  worthless  thougti  T  am, 
L    I' have  a  rich,  almighty  friend. 
Jesus,  the  Savior,  is  his  name, 
lie  freely  loves,  and  without  end. 

'1   il.-  ransomed  rae  from  hell  vritli  blood. 
And,  l^y  his  power,  my  foes  control le^l.; 
lie  found  me  wandering  iay  from  God, 
And  brought  me  to  his  chosen  fold. 

:>  He  cheers  my  heart,  my  wants  supplies. 
And  says  that  I  shall  shortly  be 
Enthroned  with  him  above  the  skies  : 
Oh,  what  a  frieu'l  is  Christ  to  me  ! 

.  :}6  ^.  M.  Beddomei 

Cii'Jt  of  Qoil. — John  iii.  10;  2  Cor.  ix.  15. 

TESL'Smpy  love,  my  chief  delight. 
For  tiTee  I  Ions:,  for  thee  T  pray. 


HIS    LIFE    AXO     CEARACTERt.  9T 

Amid  the  shadows  of  the  night, 
Amid  the  business  of  the  day  ! 

2  When  shall  I  see  thy  smiling  face,— 

That  face  which  I  have  often  seen? 
Arise  thou  Sun  of  Ptighteousness, 
Scatter  tbe  clomds  that  intervene  I 

3  Thou  art  the  glorious  gift  of  God 

To  sinners  weary  and  distrest ; 
The  first  of  all  his  gifts  bestowed, 
And -certain  pledge  of  all  the  rest 

4  Could  I  but  say  this  gift  is  mine, 

I'd  ta-ead  the  world  beneath  my  feeti, 
No  more  at  poverty  repine, 

Nor  envy  the  ricli  sinner's  state. 

5  The  precious  jewel  I  would  keep, 

And  lodge  it  deep  within  my  heart ; 
At  liome,  abroad,  awake,  asleep, 
It  never  should  from  thence  depart. 

107  L.  M.  Vam7i6ia\ 

Jesus ^  the  one  Thing  Needful. 

ONE  thing  is  needful,"  saith  the  Lord  ! 
"One  pearl,"  a  pearl  of  price  unkuownl 
Nor  earth,  nor  heaven  can  aiford, 
A  source  of  joy  but  this  alone. 

r2  Jesus,'this  one  thing  needful  is  ; 
Behold,  in  him  what  richer  dwell ! 


S3  CHRIST.  I 

An  ocean  of  undying  bliss 
Is  found  in  our  Immanuel  I 

3  Well  might  an  humble  Mary  choose  . 

Such  honor  and  such  company  ! 
While  Greeks  and  unbelieving  Jews» 
Could  in  her  Lord  no  beauties  see.  | 

4  He  loved  her  first,  and  won  her  heart,  | 

By  his  amazing,  sovereign  love  ;  ! 

And  now  she  cannot  from  him  part, 
But  longs  to  reign  with  him  above. 

5  Lord,  may  I  choose,  like  her,  to  sit 

And  hear  thy  wondrous  words  of  grace  ; 
I'd  humbly  lie  at  Jesus'  feet, 
Could  I  but  gaze  upon  his  face ! 

SOS  C.  M.  Doddridge. 

Read  of  the  Church.— Ej^h.  iv.  15,  16. 

JESUS,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace 
That  calls  a  worm  thy  own. 
Gives  me  among  thy  saints  a  place 
To  make  thy  glories  known. 

2  Allied  to  thee,  our  vital  head, 
We  act,  and  grow,  and  thrive  • 
From  thee  divided,  each  is  dead 
When  most  he  seems  alive. 

^  Thy  saints  on  earth,  and  those  above, 
H«re  join  in  sweet  accord  ; 


HIS  LIFE    AND    CIIARACTEKS.  99 

One  body  all  in  mutual  love, 
And  thou  our  common  Lord. 

4  Oh,  may  my  faith  each  hour  derive 

Thy  spirit  with  delight; 
AVhile  death  and  hell  in  vain  shall  strive 
This  bond  to  disunite. 

5  Thou  the  whole  body  will  present 

Before  thy  Father's  face, 
Nor  shall  a  wrinkle  or  a  spot 
Its  beauteous  form  disgrace. 


109  L.  M.  Doddridge. 

Corner-Stone. — 1  Pet.  ii.  6  ;  Isa.  xxviii,  16. 

LOUD,  dost  thou  show  a  corner-stone 
For  us  to  build  our  hopes  upon, 
That  the  fair  edifice  may  rise 
Sublime  in  light  beyond  the  skies  ? 

2  We  own  the  work  of  sovereign  love  ; 
Nor  death  nor  hell  the  hopes  shall  move 
Which  fixed  on  this  foundation  stand, 
Laid  by  thy  own  almighty  hand. 

3  Thy  people  long  this  stone  have  tried, 
And  all  the  powers  of  hell  defied  ; 
Floods  of  temptation  beat  in  vain, 
Well  doth  this  rock  the  house  sustain. 


UOO  CHBIST. 

4  When  storms  of  wrath  around  prevail, 
Whirlwind  and  thunder,  fire  and  hail, 
'Tis  here  our  trembling  souls  shall  hide, 
And  here  securely  they  abide  : 

5  While  such  as  scorn  this  precious  stone, 
Fond  of  some  quicksand  of  their  own, 
Borne  down  by  weighty  vengeance  die, 
And  buried  deep  in  ruin  lie. 

IIO  L.  M.  MedUy. 

The  Believer's  Riding-Place. 

HAIL,  sovereign  love,  that  first  began 
The  scheme  to  rescue  fallen  man  I 
Hail,  matchless,  free,  eternal  grace, 
That  gave  my  soul  a  hiding-place. 

2  Against  the  Grod  that  rules  the  sky 
I  fought  with  hands  uplifted  high, 
Despised  the  gospel  of  his  grace,  ^ 
Too  proud  to  seek  a  hiding-place, 

3  Enwrapped  in  dark  Egyptian  night. 
Fonder  of  darkness  than  of  light, 
Madly  I  ran  the  sinful  race, 
Secure  without  a  hiding-place. 

4  But  thus  the  eternal  counsel  ran  : 
"Almighty  Love,  arrest  the  man!" 
I  felt  the  arrows  of  distress, 

And  found  I  had  no  hiding-place. 


HIS  LIFB    AND    CHARACTKRS.  101 

5  Vindictive  justice  stood  in  view ; 
To  Sinai's  fiery  mount  I  flew, 

But  justice  cried,  with  frowning  face, 
"This  mountain  is  no  hiding-place." 

6  But  lo  !  a  heavenly  voice  I  heard, 
And  mercy  for  my  soul  appeared, 
Which  lead  me  on  a  pleasing  pace 
To  Jesus  as  my  hiding-place. 


Ill  lis.         Christian  P&almut, 

Jacob'' s  Ladder. 

^T7HEN   Jacob,  the  pilgrim,  was  wearied 
VV  by  day, 

At  night  on  a  stone  for  a  pillow  he  lay, 
And  saw  in  a  vision  a  ladder  so  high. 
Its  foot  was  on  earth,  and  its  top  in  the  sky. 

CHORUS. 

Hallelujah  to  Jesus  who  died  on  the  tree, 
To  raise  up  this  ladder  of  mercy  for  me,^ 
Press  upward,  press  upward,  the  prize  is  in 

view; 
A  crown  of  bright  glory  is  waiting  for  you. 

2  This  heavenly  ladder  is  strong  and  well  made, 
Has  lasted  for  ages,  and  is  not  decayed  ; 
The  feeblest  may  venture  with  faith  to  go  up, 
And  anffels  will  help  them  from  bottom  to  top. 
Hallelujah,  &c. 


lOa  CHKIST. 

3  Lo!  upward  and  downward  they  constantly  go, 
Extending  a  hand  to  the  toilers  below ; 
And  when  a  new  climber  sets  out  for  the  skies, 
Then  shouts  to  the  top  of  the  ladder  arise. 

Hallelujah,  <&c. 

4  "Another,  another,"  they  sing,  in  their  love, 
"Is  seeking  his  home  and  his  treasure  above," 
And  angels  in  glory,  responding,  cry  "Come," 
And  welcome  each  penitent  sinner  up  home. 

Hallelujah,  &c. 

5  This  ladder  is  Jesus,  the  glorious  God-man, 
Whose  blood  freely  streaming  from  Calvary 

ran ; 
By  Ms  great  atonement  to  heaven  we  rise, 
And  sing  in  the  mansions  prepared  in  the  skies. 
Hallelujah,  &c. 

6  Come,  sin-burdened  brother,  ascend  with  your 

load  ; 
No — leave  it  behind  you,  and  rise  up  to  God; 
8et  foot  on  the  ladder,  and  soon  you  will  find, 
The  troublesome  burden  of  sin  left  behind. 
Hallelujah,  &c. 

112  L.  M.  mwton. 

Jesus — 'TAe  Virgins  love  thee.'" — Cant.  i.  3. 

HOW  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounds 
In  a  believer's  ear! 
It  soothes  his  sorrows,  heals  his  wounds, 
And  drives  away  his  fear. 


BIS    UFB    AND     CHABACTEBS.  10§ 

2  It  makes  the  wounded  spirit  whole, 

And  calms  the  troubled  breast ; 
'Tis  manna  to  the  hungry  soul, 
And  to  the  weary  rest. 

3  Dear  name!  the  rock  on  which  I  build, 

My  shield  and  hiding-place, 
My  never-failing  treasury,  filled 
With  stores  of  boundless  grace. 

4  Jesus,  my  Shepherd,  Husband,  Friend, 

My  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King, 
My  Lord,  my  Life,  my  Way,  my  End, 
Accept  the  praise  I  bring. 

5  Weak  is  the  effort  of  my  heart, 

And  cold  my  warmest  thought ; 
But  when  I"see  thee  as  thou  art 
I'll  praise  thee  as  I  ought. 

6  Till  then  I  would  thy  love  proclaim 

With  every  fleeting  breath. 
And  may  the  music  of  thy  name 
Refresh  my  soul  in  death. 

113  L.  M.  Watt's  Lyrics. 

Lorn  to  Christ,  present  or  absent. 

OF  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know, 
Jesus,  thy  love  exceeds  the  rest ; 
Love,  the  best  blessing  here  below, 
The  nearest  image  of  the  blest. 


b 


1(^4  enaisT-; 

2  While  we  are  held  in  thy  embrace, 

There's  uot  a  thought  attempts  to  rove  ; 
Each  smile  u\yon  thy  beauteous  face 
Fixes,  and  charms,  and  jBres  our  love. 

3  While  of  thy  absence  we  complairif, 

And  long  or  weep  in  all  we  do, 
There's  a  strange  pleasure  in  the  pain, 
And  tears  have  their  own  sweetness  too. 

4  When  round  thy  courts  by  day  we  rove, 

Or  ask  the  watchmen  of  the  night 
For  some  kind  tidings  of  our  love, 
Thy  very  name  creates  delight. 

5  Jesus,  our  God.  yet  rather  come  ! 

Our  eyes' would  dwell  upon  thy  Saee ; 
'Tis  best  to  see  oiiT  Lord  at  home 
Aiwlfeel  the  presence  of  his  grace. 

114  L.  M»  Steele. 

Shepherd. 

'YKJUIIiYj  my  Redeemer's  near, 

VV     My  Shepherd  and  my  Guide, 
I  bid  farewell  to  anxious  fear, 
My  wants^are  all  supplied. 

t  To  ever-fragrant  meads, 

Where  rich  abundance  grows, 

His  gracious  hand  indulgent  leads, 

And  guards  my  sweet  repose. 


HIS  LIKE    AXD    CHARACTERS.  1C»5 

3  Along  the  lovely  scene 

Cool  waters  gently  roll, 
Transparent,  sweet,  ai*d  all  serene^ 
To  cheer  my  fainting  souL 

4  Here  let  my  spirit  rest ; 

How  sweet  a  lot  is  mine  I 
With  pleasure,  food,  and  safety  blest ; 
Beneficence  divine ! 

5  Dear  Shepherd,  if  I  stray, 

My  wandering  feet  restore  ; 
To  thy  fair  pastures  guide  my  way, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more. 

C  Unworthy  as  I  am 

Of  thy  protecting  car?, 
Jesus,  1  plead  tJUy  gracious  i^m-Sr 
For  all  my  hopes  are  there. 

115  7s.  miVs  Col 

Seekiiig  the  She^erd's  Little  Flock. — Cant.  i.  7. 

TELL  me,  Savior,  from  above, 
Dearest  object  of  my  love, 
Where  thy  little  flock  abide, 
Sheltered  near  thy  bleeding  side  ? 

2  Tell  me,  Shepherd  all  divine, 
Where  I  may  my  soul  recline; 
Where  for  refuge  shall  I  fly, 
While  the  burning  sun  is  high^ 


106  cHBisr 

3  [Wilt  thou  let  me  run  astray, 
Mourning,  grieving  all  the  day  ? 
Wilt  thou  bear  to  see  me  rove, 
Seeking  base  and  mortal  love  ? 

4  Never  had  I  sought  thy  name, 
Never  felt  the  inward  flame, 

Had  not  love  first  touched  my  heart, 
Given  the  painful,  pleasing  smart.] 

5  Didst  thou  leave  thy  glorious  throne, 
Put  a  mortal  raiment  on. 

As  a  cursed  victim  die, 
For  a  wretch  so  vile  as  I  ? 

6  Turn  and  claim  me  as  thine  own ; 
Be  my  portion,  Lord,  alone  ; 
Deign  to  hear  a  sinner's  call, 

Be  my  everlasting  All. 

116  L.  M.  Cennielc. 

Way  to  Canaan. — Isa.  xxxv.  8, 10. 

JESUS,  my  all,  to  heaven  is  gone, 
He  whom  I  fix  my  hopes  upon ; 
His  track  I  see,  and  I'll  pursue 
The  narrow  way  till  him  I  view. 

2  The  way  the  holy  prophets  went. 

The  road  that  leads  from  banishment, — 
The^king's  highway  of  holiness, — 
I'll  go ;  for  all  his  paths  are  peace. 


niS  LIFH    AND    CHARACTERS.  10? 

3  This  Is  the  way  I  long  have  sought, 
And  mourned  because  I  found  it  not ; 
My  grief,  my  burden  long  has  been, 
Because  I  could  not  cease  from  sin. 

4  The  more  I  strove  against  its  power, 
I  sinned  and  stumbled  but  the  more  : 
Till  late  I  heard  my  Savior  say, 
"Come  hither,  soul,  I  am  the  way," 

5  Lo,  glad  I  come,  and  thou,  blest  Lamb, 
Shalt  take  me  to  thee  as  I  am ! 

My  sinful  self  to  thee  I  give : 
Nothing  but  love  shall  I  receive. 

6  Then  will  I  tell  to  sinners  round 
What  a  dear  Savior  I  have  found ; 
I'll  point  to  thy  redeeming  blood, 
And  say,  "Behold  the  way  to  God !" 

1 11^  S.  M.  Watts, 

Christ,  the  Wisdom  of  God.—ProY.  viii.  1,  22,  32. 

SHALL  Wisdom  cry  aloud, 
And  not  her  speech  be  heard  ? 
The  voice  of  God's  eternal  word, 
Deserves  it  no  regard? 

2  "I  was  his  chief  delight. 
His  everlasting  Son, 
Before  the  first  of  all  his  works, 
Creation  was  begun. 


3  ["Before  the  flying  clouds, 

Before  the  solid  land, 
^    Before  the  fields,  before  the  floods, 
I  dwelt  at  his  right  hand. 

4  "When  he  adorned  the  skies, 

And  built  them,  I  was  there 
To  order  when  the  sun  should  rise, 
And  marshal  every  star. 

6  "When  he  poured  out  the  sea, 
And  spread  the  flowing  deep, 
I  gave  the  flood  a  firm  decree 
In  its  own  bounds  to  keep.] 

6  "Upon  the  empty  air 

The  earth  was  balanced  well ; 

Witli  joy  I  saw  the  mansion  where 

The  sons  of  men  should  dwell. 

7  "My  busy  thoughts  at  first 

On  their  salvation  ran, 
Ere  sin  was  born,  or  Adam's  duat 
Was  fashioned  to  a  man. 

8  "Then  come,  receive  my  grace, 

Ye  children,  and  be  wise  ; 
Happy  the  man  that  keeps  my  ways ; 
The  man  that  shuns  them  dies." 

118  7s.  Toplady. 

Rod:  of  Ages. — Isaiah  xxvi.  4. 

EOCK  of  ages !  shelter  me  ! 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee  ! 


I  .:„..„.....„,   ... 

^Ket  the  water  and  the  blood, 
■from  thy  wounded  side  which  flowed, 
^De  of  sin  the  double  cure  ; 
Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  power. 

2  Not  the  labor  of  my  hands 
Can  fulfill  thy  law's  demands ; 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  kno^, 
Could  my  tears  forever  flow ; 
AH  for  sin  <3ould  act  aton^  : 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone. 

3  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring, 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling  ; 
Naked,  come  to  thee  for  dress, 
Helpless,  look  to  thee  for  grace  ; 
Black,  I  to  thy  fountain  fly. 
Wash  me.  Savior,  or  I  die. 

i  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eye-strings  break  in  death; 
When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown, 
Se^  thee  on  thy  Judgment  throne  ; 
Rock  of  Ages,  shelter  me  ! 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee ! 

119  lis.,  Bennett. 

Lead  me  to  the  Roclc. — Ps.  Ixi.  2. 

CONVINCED  as  a  sinner,  to  Jesus  I  corae, 
Informed  by  the  gospel  for  such  there  is  room; 
Overwhelmed  with  sorrow  for  sin,  will  t  cry, 
*'L-ead  me  to  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  1." 


110  CHRIST. 

2  When  tempted  by  Satan  my  Savior  to  leave, 
Who  sets  forth  religion  as  meant  to  deceive, 
I'll  claim  my  relation  to  Jesus  on  high, 

The  Rock  of  Salvation  that's  higher  than  I ! 

3  When  God  from  my  soul  shall  his  presence  re- 

move, 
To  try  by  his  absence  the  strength  of  my  love, 
I'll  rest  on  the  promise  of  Jesus,  and  try  \ 

The  force  of  that  rock  which  is  higher  than  I ! 

4  When  sorely  afflicted  and  ready  to  faint, 
Before  my  Redeemer  I'll  spread  my  complaint ; 
Midst  storms  and  distresses,  my  soul  shall  rely  | 
On  Jesus,  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I ! 

5  When  summoned  by  death  before  God  to  appear, , 
Thy  free  grace  supporting,  I'll  yield  vrithout  fear; 
Most  gladly  I'll  venture  with  Jesus  on  high 

To  enter  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I ! 

6  'Tis  there,  with  the  chosen  of  Jesus,  I  long 
To  dwell,  and  eternally  join  in  the  song 

Of  praising  and  blessing,  with  angels  on  high, 
Christ  Jesus,  the  Rock  that  is  higher  than  I ! 

lao  L.  M.  VauTneter. 

Jesus,  the  Theme  of  Praise. 


0 


HOW  delightful  is  the  theme. 

How  sweet  the  sound  of  Jehus'  name  ! 


HIS    Lira     AND    CHABACTERS.  Ill 

His  wisdom  and  his  boundless  grace 
Exceed  our  highest  songs  of  praise. 

2  He  saw  his  people  captive  led, 
In  sin  and  in  trespasses  dead ; 

He  broke  the  chains  by  Satan  bound, 
And  gave  his  head  a  dreadful  wound. 

3  He  died  to  set  us  prisoners  free, 
And  rose  with  palms  of  victory ; 
And  when  he  rose  he  conquered  hell, 
And  all  the  powers  of  darkness  fell. 

4  For  them  he  lived,  for  them  he  died  ; 
With  him  their  sins  were  crucified ; 
For  them  he  rose  and  did  ascend, 
Their  intercessor  and  their  friend. 

5  Dear  Savior,  for  such  boundless  grace, 
Receive  the  tribute  of  our  praise : 
We  would,  but  we  can  do  no  more. 
Than  love,  and  wonder,  and  adore ! 


CHRIST'S   SUFFERINGS   AND 
DEATH. 


lai  L.  M.  Watt$. 

Christ's  Passion  and  Sinners'  Salvation. 

DEEP  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 
The  deeper  sorrows  of  our  Lord  ; 
Behold  the  rismg  billows  roll 
To  overwhelm  his  holy  soul. 

2  In  long  complaints  he  spends  his  breath, 
While  hosts  of  hell,  and  powers  of  death, 
And  all  the  sons  of  malice,  join 

To  execute  their  cursed  design. 

3  Yet,  gracious  God,  thy  power  and  love 
Have  made  the  curse  a  blessing  prove; 
Those  dreadful  sufterings  of  thy  Son 
Atoned  for  sins  which  we  had  done, 

4  The  pangs  of  our  expiring  Lord 
The  honors  of  thy  law  restored  ; 
His  sorrows  made  thy  justice  known, 
And  paid  for  follies  not  his  own. 

5  Oh,  for  his  sake  our  guilt  forgive 
And  let  the  mourning  sinner  live ; 


Christ's  sufferings  and  death.  118 

The  Lord  will  hear  us  in  his  name, 
Nor  shall  our  hope  be  turned  to  shame. 

fl'l  L.  M.  Primitive. 

Gethsemane. 

'^PIS  midnight ! — and  on  Olive's  brow 

JL   The  star  is  dimmed  that  lofty  shone  ; 
'Tis  midnight ! — in  the  garden  now 
The  suffering  Savior  prays  alone. 

2  'Tis  midnight ! — and  from  all  removed, 

Immanuel  wrestles  lone  with  fears ; 
E'en  the  disciple  that  he  loved 
Heeds  not  his  Master's  grief  and  tears. 

3  'Tis  midnight ! — and  for  others'  guilt 

The  Man  of  Sorrows  weeps  in  blood  ; 
Yet  he  that  hath  in  anguish  knelt, 
Is  not  forsaken  by  his  God. 

4  'Tis  midnight! — from  the  heavenly  plains 

Is  borne  the  songs  that  angels  know ; 
Unheard  by  mortals  are  the  strains 
That  sweetly  soothe  the  Savior's  woe. 

123  L.  M.  Stennett. 

Attraction  of  tJie  Gross. 

YONDER — amazing  sight ! — I  see 
The  incarnate  Son  of  Grod 
Expiring  on  the  fatal  tree 
And  weltering  in  his  blood. 


114         Christ's  sufferings  and  death. 

2  Behold  a  purple  torrent  run 

Down  from  his  hands  and  head  : 
The  crimson  tide  puts  out  the  sun  ; 
His  groans  awake  the  dead. 

8  The  trembling  earth,  the  darkened  sky, 
Proclaim  the  truth  aloud  ; 
And  with  the  amazed  centurion  cry, 
''This  is  the  Son  of  God/' 

4  8o  great,  so  vast  a  sacrifice 

May  well  my  hope  revive  : 
If  God's  own  Son  thus  bleeds  and  dies, 
The  sinner  sure  may  live. 

5  Oh  that  these  cords  of  love  divine 

Might  draw  me,  Lord,  to  thee  ! 
Thou  hast  my  heart,  it  shall  be  thine, — 
Thine  it  shall  ever  be. 

124  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Christ  on  the  Cross. 

LOOK  down,  with  wonder  and  surprise, 
Ye  waiting  angels  round  the  throne  f 
Lo  !  who  is  this  that  bleeds  and  dies  ? 
'Tis  God's  beloved,  darling  Son ! 

2  Lo  !  what  a  sight !  the  Lamb  divine, 
In  death  bows  his  majestic  head  ! 
Well  may  the  sun  refuse  to  shine, 
And  blush  to  see  the  Savior  bleed  ! 


CnRIST's  SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH.  115 

')  AVell  may  the  earth's  foundations  shake  ; 
Well  may  the  graves  give  up  tlieir  dead  ; 
Well  may  the  rocks  asunder  break, 
While  vengeance  pours  upon  his  head ! 

4  Oh  !  dreadful,  yet  auspicious  day  ! 

Oh  !  costly  price,  yet  glorious  end  ! 
He  dies  the  sinner's  debt  to  pay! 
Oh !  Who  is  like  the  sinner's  friend! 

5  But  now,  the  glorious  work  is  done, 

God's  righteous  law  is  satisfied  ; 
He  rises  and  ascends  his  throne, 
K       An  intercessor  for  his  bride. 

G  Exalted  now  at  God's  right  hand, 
He  pleads  the  merit  of  his  blood  ; 
Till  all  his  saints  from  every  land, 
Shall  be  conducted  home  to  God. 

125  L.  M.  Watfs. 

Christ  Dylng^  Rising^  and  Reigning. — Rom.  iv.  25, 

HE  dies!  the  Friend  of  sinners  dies! 
Lo  !  Salem's  daughters  weep  around  ! 
A  solemn  darkness  veils  the  skies ! 

A  sudden  trembling  shakes  the  ground  I 

2  Come  saints,  and  drop  a  tear  or  two 

For  him  who  groaned  beneath  your  load  \ 
He  shed  a  thousand  drops  for  you, 
A  thousand  drops  of  richer  blood ! 


^ 


116  Christ's  sufferings  and  death. 


Here's  love  and  grief  beyond  degree  ! 

The  Lord  of  glory  dies  for  men  ! 
But  lo  !  What  sudden  joys  v/e  see  ! 


4  The  rising  God  forsakes  the  tomb  ! 

Up  to  his  Father's  court  he  files; 
Cherubic  legions  guard  him  home, 
And  shou't  him  welcome  to  the  skies  I 

5  Break  off  your  tears,  ye  saints,  and  tell 

How  high  our  great  Deliverer  reigns  ! 
Sing  how  he  spoiled  the  hosts  of  hell. 
And  led  the  monster,  death,  in  chains  ! 

6  Say,  "Live  forever,  wondrous  King, 

Born  to  redeem,  and  strong  to  save  !" 
Then  ask  the  monster,  "Where's  thy  sting? 
And  Where's  thy  victory,  boasting  grave?" 

126  L.  M.  Watts. 

Crucifixion  to  the  World  dy  the  Cross  of  Christ. — 
Gal.  vi.  14. 

'^Ty'IIEN  T  survey  the  wondrous  cross 

\  V    On  which  the  Prince  of  Glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss. 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 
Save  in  the  death  of  Christ  my  God  ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 
I  sacrifice  them  to  his  blood. 


Christ's  sufferings  and  death.  117 

3  See  from  his  head,  his  hands,  his  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  iiow  mingled  down : 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet? 
Or  thorys  compose  so  rich  a  crown? 

4  [His  dying  crimson,  like  a  robe, 

Spreads  o'er  his  body  on  the  tree, 
Then  am  I  dead  to  all  the  globe, 
And  all  the  globe  is  dead  to  me.] 

5  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small ; 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 
Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all. 

12t  C.  M.  Watts. 

Godly  sorrow  arising  from  the  sufferings  of  Christ. 

ALAS  !  and  did  my  Savior  bleed, 
And  did  ray  Sovereign  die  ? 
Would  he  devote  that  sacred  head 
For  such  k  worm  as  I  ? 

2  [Thy  body  slain,  sweet  Jesus,  thine. 

And  bathed  in  its  ov/n  blood, 
While  all  exposed  to  wrath  divine 
The  glorious  sufferer  stood.]       •■' 

3  Was  it  for  crimes  that  I  had  done 

He  groaned  upon  the  tree  ? 
Amazing  pity  !  grace  unknown  ! 
And  love  beyond  degree  ! 

4  Well  might  the  sun  in  darkness  hide, 

And  shut  his  glories  in. 


118  CHRIST  S  SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH. 

Wlien  Christ,  the  Lord,  our  Saviour  died 
For  man  the  creature's  sin. 

5  Thus  might  I  hide  my  blushing  face 

While  his  dear  cross  appears, 
Dissolve  my  heart  in  thankfulness, 
And  melt  mine  eyes  in  tears. 

6  But  drops  of  grief  can  ne'er  repay 

The  debt  of  love  I  owe  ; 
Here,  Lord,  I  give  .myself  away ; 
'Tis  all  that  I  can  do. 

128  C.  M.  Stennett. 

The  Coivderted  Thief. — Luke  xxiii.  42. 

AS  on  the  cross  the  Savior  hung, 
And  wept,  and  bled,  and  died, 
He  poured  salvation  on  a  wretch 
That  languished  at  his  side. 

2  His  crimes,  with  inward  grief  and  shame, 

The  penitent  confessed ; 
Then  turned  his  dying  eyes  to  Christ, 
And  thus  his  prayer  addressed : 

3  *' Jesus,  thou  Son  and  heir  of  heaven. 

Thou  spotless  Lamb  of  God, 
I  see  thee  bathed  in  sweat  and  tears. 
And  weltering  in  thy  blood. 

4  Yet  quickly  from  these  scenes  of  woe 

In  triumph  thou  shalt  rise, 


Christ's  suffeiungs  and  death.         Ill 

Burst  through  the  gloomy  shades  of  death, 
And  shine  above  the  skies. 

5  Amid  tlie  glories  of  that  world. 

Dear  Savior,  think  on  me, 
And  in  the  victories  of  thy  death 
Let  me  a  sharer  be." 

6  His  prayer  the  dying  Jesus  hears, 

And  instantly  replies, — • 
To-day  thy  parting  soul  shall  be 
With  me  in  Paradise. 

129  C.  M.  Swain. 

Canticles  ii.  1. 

THE  finest  flower  that  ever  blowed, 
Opened  on  Calvary's  tree, 
When  Jesus'  blood  in  rivers  flowed, 
For  love  of  worthless  me  ! 

2  Its  deepest  hue,  its  richest  smell. 

No  mortal  can  declare  ; 
Nor  can  the  tongue  of  an,gels  tell 
How  bright  the  colors  are. 

3  Earth  could  not  hold  so  rich  a  flower, 

Nor  half  its  beauties  show, 
Nor  could  the  world  and  Satan's  power 
Confine  its  sweets  below. 

4  On  Canaan's  banks,  supremely  fair, 

This  flower  of  glory  blooms  ; 
Transplanted  to  its  native  air. 
And  all  the  shores  perfumes. 


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120         Christ's  sufferings  and  death. 

5  But  not  to  Canaan's  shores  confined ; 

The  seeds  which  from  it  bloAV, 
Take  root  within  the  human  mind, 
And  scent  the  church  below. 

6  And  soon  on  yonder  banks  above, 

Shall  every  blossom  here  •  ' 

Appear  a  full  blown  flower  of  love, 
liike  him,  transplanted  there. 

12.0  L.  M.  Stennett 

It  is  Finished. — John  xix.  30. 

^n^IS  finished  !  so  the  Savior  cried, 

X   And  meekly  bowed  his  head  and  died  ; 
'Tis  finished  ! — j^es,  the  race  is  run. 
The  battle  fought,  the  victory  won! 

2  'Tis  finished ! — all  that  heaven  decreed, 
And  all  the  ancient  prophets  said. 

Is  now  fulfilled,  as  was  designed, 
In  me,  the  Savior  of  mankind. 

3  'Tis  finished — Aaron  now  no  more 
Must  stain  his  robes  with  purple  gore  ; 
The  sacred  vail  is  rent  in  twain, 
And  Jewish  rites  no  more  remain. 

4  'Tis  finisher''  i — this,  my  dying  groan, 
Shall  siin;  of  every  kind  atone  : 
Millions  shall  be  redeemed  from  death 
By  this,  my  last,  expiring  breath. 


CnKISX's  SUFFEEINGS  AND  DEATH.  121 

5  'Tis  finished  ! — Heaven  is  reconciled. 
And  all  the  powers  of  darkness'  spoiled, 
Peace,  love,  and  happiness  again 
Return  and  dwell  with  sinful  men. 

6  'Tis  finished  ! — let  the  joyful  sound 

Be  heard  through  all  the  nations  round,* 

'Tis  finished  ! — let  the  echo  ^y 

Through  heaven  and  hell,  through  earth  and 

sky. 

131  S.  M.  Watt3. 

ChrisVs  Riimiliation  and  Reward. 

LIKE  sheep  we  went  astrav, 
And  broke  the  fold  of  God, 
Each  wandering  in  a  different  way, 
But  all  the  downward  road. 

2  How  dreadful  was  the  hour 

When  God  our  wanderings  laid, 
And  did  at  once  his  vengeance  pour 
Upon  the  Shepherd's  head  ! 

3  How  glorious  was  the  grace 

yriien  Christ  sustained  the  stroke  ! 
His  life  and  blood  the  Shepherd  pays 
A  ransom  for  the  flock. 

1  His  honor  and  his  breath 
Were  taken  both  away ; 
Joined  with  the  wicked  in  his  death, 
And  made  as  vile  as  they. 


1 

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122     Christ's  SUFFERINGS  and  death. 

5  But  God  shall  raise  his  head 

O'er  all  the  sons  of  men, 
And  make  him  see  a  numerous  seed 
To  recompense  his  pain. 

6  I'll  give  him  (saith  the  Lord) 

"  A  portion  with  the  strong  ; 
He  shall  possess  a  large  reward, 
And  hold  his  honors  long. 

132  L.  M.  Presby.  Selec, 
The  Lam  Satisfied  hy  Ghrisfs  Death. 

WHEN  on  the  cross  my  Savior  died, 
God's  holy  law  is  satisfied ; 
My  debts  he  paid,  my  sins  he  bore, 
And  justice  now  demands  no  more. 

2  A  healing  balm  his  hand  bestows,.  I 
To  cure  my  wounds  and  ease  my  woes ;  I 
\nd  a  rich  fountain  still  remains, 

To  wash  away  mj  g-fuiiltj  stains. 

3  Here  will  I  bathe  my  guilty  soul. 
Here  blessings  without  number  roll ; 
My  hopes  and  joys  I  hence  derive, 
For  Jesus  died  that  I  might  live. 

133  L.  M.  Watts^ 
The  Priesthood  of  Christ. — Luke  xxiii.  34. 

BLOOD  has  a  voice  to  pierce  the  skies ; 
"Revenge !"  the  blood  of  Abel  cries ; 


Christ's  sufferings  and  death.     123, 

But  the  dear  stream,  when  Christ  was  slain, 
Speaks  peace  as  loud  from  every  vein. 

2  Pardon  and  peace  from  God  on  high  ; 
Behold,  he  lays  his  vengeance  by  ; 
And  rebels  that  deserve  his  sword, 
Become  the  favorites  of  the  Lord. 

3  To  Jesus  let  our  praises  rise, 
Who  gave  his  life  a  sacrifice  ; 

i     Now  he  appears  before  our  God, 
And  for  our  pardon  pleads  his  blood. 


134  C.  M. 

The  Believer  Near  the  Cross. 

MY  Savior  !  on  Mount  Calvary, 
And  near  thy  cross  I  stand  : 
The  most  delightful  place  to  me 
In  all  Judea's  land. 

2  In  those  pierced  hands,  and  feet,  and  side, 

x\nd  that  distressed  face, 
^Yith  reverence  let  me  always  view 
The  Lord,  my  righteousness. 

3  And  were  those  piins  endured  for  me? 

Lord,  help  my  feeble  tongue 
To  spread  the  wonders  of  thy  love 
In  a  melodious  song. 


124         CHRIST  S  SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH. 

135  C.  M.  Watts. 
My  Sins  liave  Gvucijied  Him. 

TNFINITE  grief!  amazing  wo  ! 
JL  Behold  my  bleeding  Lord  ! 
Hell  and  the  Jews  conspire  his  death 
And  use  the  Roman  sword. 

2  0  the  sharp  pangs  of  smarting  pain 

My  dear  Redeemer  bore  ! 
When  knotty  whips  and  jagged  thorns 
His  sacred  body  tore  ! 

3  But  knotty  whips  and  jagged  thorns 

In  vain  do  I  accuse  : 
In  vain  I  blame  the  Eomau  bands, 
And  the  more  spiteful  Jews. 

4  'Twere  you,  my  sins,  my  cruel  sins, 

His  chief  tormentors  were  ; 
Each  of  my  crimes  became  a  nail, 
And  unbelief,  a  spear. 

136  L.  M.  Perry. 

It  is  Ghrlst  that  Died. — Rom.  viii.  34. 
OINNERS,  rejoice,  it's  Christ  that  died  ; 
O  Behold,  the  blood  flows  from  his  side, 
To  wash  your  souls  and  raise  you  high. 
To  dwell  with  God  above  the  sky. 

2  It's  Christ  that  died,  oh,  love  divine  !  ; 

Here  mercy,  truth,  and  justice  shine ; 


CHRIST  S  SUFFERINGS  AND  DEATH.       125 

God  reconciled,  and  sinners  bought 

With  Jesus'  blood :  how  sweet  the  thought ! 

3  It's  Christ  that  died,  a  truth  indeed 
On  which  my  faith  would  ever  feed  : 
Nor  let  the  v\'orks  that  I  perform 

Be  named,  to  swell  a  haughty  worm. 

4  It's  Christ  that  died,  it's  Christ  was  slain, 
To  save  my  soul  from  endless  pain  ; 

It's  Christ  that  died  shall  be  my  theme 
While  I  have  breath  to  praise  his  name. 


CHRIST'S    RESI^RRECTION 

AND    ASCENSION. 


ISir  7s.  Presbij.  Selee. 

Praise  to  the  Risen  Redeemer. 

LO  !  the  stone  is  rolled  away, 
Death  yields  up  his  mighty  prey ; 
Jesus,  rising  from  the  tomb. 
Scatters  all  its  fearful  gloom. 


Praise  him,  ye  celestial  choirs, 
Praise  and  sweep  your  golden  lyres  ; 
Praise  him  in  the  noblest  songs 
From  ten  thousand  thousand  tongues. 


128  Christ's  resfkrection 

3  Every  note  with  rapture  swell,    ' 
And  the  Savior's  triumph  tell : 
Where,  0  death,  is  now  thj^  sting? 
Where  thy  terrors,  vanquished  king  ? 

4  Let  Immanuel  be  adored, 
Kansom,  Mediator,  Lord ! 
To  creation's  utmost  bound 
Let  the  eternal  praise  resound. 

13S '  CM.  Doddridge. 

Comfort  to  tliose  who  seeTc  a  risen  Jesus. — Matt, 
xxviii.  5,  6, 

YE  humble  souls  that  seek  the  Lord, 
Chase  all  your  fears  away, 
And  bow  with  pleasure  down  to  see 
The  place  where  Jesus  lay. 

2  Thus  low  the  Lord  of  life  was  brought ; 

Such  wonders  love  can  do  ! 
Thus  cold  in  death  that  bosom  lay 
Which  throbbed  and  bled  for  you. 

3  Then  dry  your  tears  and  tune  your  songs, 

The  Savior  lives  again  ; 
Not  all  the  bolts  and  bars  of  death 
The  Conqueror  could  detain. 

4  High  o'er  the  angelic  bands  he  rears 

His  once  dishonored  head, 


AND  ASCENSION.  137 

And  through  unnumbered  years  he  reigns 
Who  dwelt  among  the  dead. 

)  With  joy  like  his  shall  every  saint 
His  empty  tomb  survey, 
Then  rise,  with  his  ascending  Lord, 
To  realms  of  endless  day. 

139  8s.  Virginia  Selec. 

Ghrisfs  Resurrection  the  Saints'  Triumph. 

THE  angels  that  watched  round  the  tomb 
Where  low  the  Kedeemer  was  laid, 
j   When  deep  in  mortality's  gloom 
j       He  hid  for  a  season  his  head  ; 

That  veiled  their  fair  face  while  he  slept, 
1       And  ceased  their  sweet  harps  to  employ, 
j  Have  witnessed  his  rising  and  swept 
The  chords  with  the  triumph  of  joy. 

I  Ye  saints,  who  once  languished  below, 
I      But  long  since  have  entered  your  rest, 
I  I  pant  to  be  glorified  too, 
!      To  lean  on  Immanuel's  breast! 
(  The  grave  in  which  Jesus  was  laid 
j  ,  Has  buried  my  guilt  and  my  fears  ; 
I  And  while  I  contemplate  its  shade, 
I     The  light  of  his  presence  appears. 

Oh,  sweet  is  the  season  of  rest. 
When  life's  weary  journey  is  done  ! 


128  CHRIST'S  RESURRECTION 

The  blush  that  spreads  over  its  west, 
The  last  liD.^ering  ray  of  its  sun  ! 

Thoudi  dreary  the  empire  of  uight, 
I  soon  shall  emerge  from  its  gloom, 

And  see  immortalitys  light 

Arjse  on  the  shades  of  the  tomb. 

4  Then  welcome  the  last  rending  sighs, 

When    these    aching    heart-strings   shall 
break ' 
When  death  shall  extinguish  these  eyes, 
And  moisten  with  dew  the  pale  cheek. 
No  terror  the  prospect  begets  ; 

I  am  not  mortality's  slave  ; 
The  sunbeam  of  life  as  it  sets 
Paints  a  rainbow  of  peace  on  the  grave. 

140  L.  M.  Wallin. 

Christ's  Resurrection  a  Pledge  of  Ours. 
~\T7HEN  I  the  holy  grave  survey 
VV    Where  once  my  savior  deigned  to  he, 
I  see  fulfilled  what  prophets  say, 
And  all  the  power  of  death  defy. 

2  This  empty  tomb  shall  now  proclaim 

How  weak  the  bands  of  conquered  death 
Sweet  pledge,  that  all  who  trust  his  name 
Shall  rise,  and  draw  immortal  breath  I 

3  [Our  Surety,  freed,  declares  us  free, 

For  whose  offences  he  was  seized ; 


AND  ASCENSION.  129 

In  his  release  our  own  we  see. 
And  sliout  to  view  Jehovah  pleased.] 

4  Jesiis,  once  numbered  with  the  dead, 

Unseals  his  eyes  to  sleep  no  more  ; 
And  ever  lives  their  cause  to  plead, 
For  whom  the  pains  of  death  he  bore. 

5  Thy  risen  Lord,  my  soul,  behold  ! 

See  the  rich  diadem  he  wears  ! 
Thou,  too,  shalt  bear  a  harp  of  gold, 
To  crown  thy  joy  when  he  appears'. 

6  Though  in  the  dust  I  lay  my  head, 

Yet,  gracious  God,  thou  wilt  not  leave 
My  flesh  forever  with  the  dead, 
'Nor  lose  thy  children  in  the  grave. 

141  C.  M.  WatU. 

Mope  of  Heaven  'by  the  Resurrection  of  Ghriit. — • 
1  Peter  i.  3,  5. 

BLEST  be  the  everlasting  God. 
The  Father  of  our  Lord, 
.    Be  his  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  majesty  adored. 

2  When  from  the  dead  he  raised  his  Son, 
And  called  him  to  the  sky, 
He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope 
That  they  should  never  die. 

9 


180  CHRIST'S  INTERCESSION. 

3  What  thougli  our  inbred  sin  requires 

Our  flesh  to  sae  the  dust  ?  § 

Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Savior  rose, 
So  all  his  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine 

Reserved  against  that  day ; 
'Tis  uncorrupted,  undefiled, 
And  cannot  waste  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept 

Till  the  salvation  come  ; 
We  walk  by  faith  as  strangers  here 
Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home. 


CHRIST'S    INTERCESSION 


142  0.  M.  (Abridged.)  Toplady. 

Chrisfs  Intercession  Prevalent. — John  xvii.  24. 

AWAKE,  sweet  gratitude,  and  sing 
The  ascended  Savior's  love ; 
Sing  how  he  lives  to  carry  on 
His  people's  cause  above. 

2  With  cries  and  tears  he  offered  up 

His  humble  sin't  below, 
*  But  with  antiiO'i.y  he  asks, 
Enthroned  in  glory  now. 


X 


Christ's  INTERCESSION.  isi 

For  all  that  come  to  God  by  him, 

Salvation  he  demands ; 
Points  to  their  names  upon  his  breast, 

And  spreads  his  wounded  hands. 

ilis  sweet  atoning  sacrifice 

Gives  sanction  to  his  clami ; 
"Father,  I  will  that  all  my  saints 

Be  with  me  where  I  am : 


5  "By  their  salvation,  recompense 

The  sorrows  I  endured  ; 
Just  to  the  merits  of  thv  Son, 
And  faithful  to  thy  word." 

6  Eternal  life,  at  his  request, 

To  every  saint  is  given  ; 
Safety  below,  and,  after  death. 
The  plenitude  of  heaven. 

143  L.  M.  Steele. 

The  Intercession  of  Christ. — Heb.  vii.  25. 

HE  lives  !  the  great  Redeemer  lives, 
(What  joy  the  blest  assurance  gives  !) 
And  now,  before  his  Father,  God, 
Pleads  the  full  merit  of  his  blood. 

2  Repeated  crimes  awake  our  fears. 

And  Justice,  armed  with  frowns,  appears, 
But  in  the  Savior's  lovely  fiice 
Sweet  mercy  smiles,  and  all  is  peace. 


laa  CHRIST  S  INTERCESSION. 

3  Heuce,  then,  ye  black,  despairiug  thoughts! 
Above  our  fears,  above  our  faults, 
His  powerful  intercessions  rise. 
And  gailt  recedes,  and  terror  dies. 

4:  In  every  dark,  distressful  hour, 

When  sin  and  Satan  join  their  power, 
Let  thjs  dear  hope  repel  the  dart, — 
That  J  esus  bears  us  on  his  heart. 

5  Great  Advocate,  Almighty  Friend, 
On  him  our  humble  hopes  depend  ; 
Our  cause  can  never,  never  fail, 
For  Jesus  pleads,  and  must  prevail. 

144  8,  7. 

Christ  Interceding  Above. 

TESUS,  hail,  enthroned  in  glory, 
J    There  forever  to  abide  ; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  thee, 
Seated  at  thy  Father's  side. 

2  There  for  sinners  thou  art  pleading ; 
There  thou  dost  our  place  prepare ; 
i      Ever  for  us  interceding, 
I         Till  in  glory  we  appear. 

i3  Worship,  honor,  power,  and  blessing, 

i  Thou  art  worthy  to  receive  ; 

s  Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 

j  Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 


1  .' 


Christ's  intercession.  18? 

145  S.  M.  (Abridged.)  Watts 

Chrisfs  Intercession. 


'ELL,  the  Redeemer's  gone 
,  ,     To  appear  before  our  Grod, 
To  sprinkle  o'er  tlie  flaming  throne 
With  his  atoning  blood. 


A¥ 


2  No  fiery  vengeance  now, 

Nor  burning  wrath,  comes  down  ; 
If  Justice  call  for  sinners'  blood, 
The  Savior  shows  his  own. 

3  Before  his  Father's  eye 

Our  humble  suit  he  moves, 
The  Father  lays  his  thunder  by, 
And  looks,  and  smiles,  and  loves. 

4  Now  may  our  joyful  tongues 

Our  Maker's  honor  sing, 
Jesus  the  Priest  receives  our  song?. 
And  bears  them  to  the  King. 

14S  6,  6,  6,  6,  8,  8.     Christ.  Psalmist 

ARISE,  my  soul,  arise. 
Shake  otf  thy  guilty  fears. 
The  bleeding  Sacrifice 

In. my  behalf  appears  ; 
Before  the  throne  mv  Surety  stands, 


i  34  Christ's  intercession. 

2  He  ever  lives  above, 

For  rne  to  .intercede  ; 
His  all-redeeming  love, 

His  precious  blood,  to  plead  ; 
His  blood  atoned  on  Calvary, 
And  sprinkles  now  the  throne  for  me. 

3  Five  bleeding  wounds  he  bears, 

Received  on  Calvary ; 
They  pour  effectual  prayers, 

They  strongly  speak  for  me ; 
*'Forgive  him,  oh  forgive,"  they  cry 
^'Nor  let  that  ransomed  sinner  die  !" 

4  The  Father  hears  him  pray. 

His  dear  anointed  One  : 
He  cannot  turn  away 

The  presence  of  his  Son  : 
His  spirit  answers  to  the*blood, 
And  tells  me  I  am  born  of  Grod. 

5  To  God  I'm- reconciled, 

His  pardoning  voice  I  hear : 
He  owns  me  for  his  child, 

I  can  no  longer  fear  : 
With^^onfidence  I  now  draw  nigh, 
And  Father,  Abba  Father,  cry. 


UNION    WITH    CHKIST. 


147  L.  M.  Kent, 

Union  icitJi  Jems. 

^'T^WIXT  Jesus  and  tlie  chosen  race, 
X   Subsists  a  bond  of  sovereign  grace, 
That  hell,  with  its  infernal  train, 
Shall  ne'er  dissolve,  or  rend  in  twain. 

2  This  sacred  bond  shall  never  break, 
Though  earth  should  to  her  center  shake ; 
Rest,  doubting  saint,  assured  of  this, 
For  Grod  has  pledged  his  holiness. 

3  He  swore  but  once,  the  deed  was  done, 
'Twas  settled  by  the  great  Three  One  ; 
Christ  was  appointed  to  redeem 

All  that  the  Father  loved  in  him.* 

4  Hail  sacred  union,  firm  and  strong ! 
How  great  the  grace,  how  sweet  the  song]! 
That  worms  of  earth  should  ever  be 
One  with  incarnate  deity  ! 

5  One  in  the  tomb,  one  when  he  rose, 
One  when  he  triumphed  o'er  his  foes, 
One  when  in  heaven  he  took  his  seat, 
While  seraphs  sung  all  hell's  defeat. 


18«.  UNION  With  christ. 

6  This  sacred  tie  forbids  their  fears, 
For  all  he  is,  or  has,  is  theirs ; 
With  him  their  head,  they  stand  or  fall, 
Their  life  their  surety,  and  their  all. 


148  S.  M.  Kent. 

Ye  are  all  one  in  Christ. 

IN  union  with  the  Lamb, 
From  condemnation  free, 
The  saints  from  everlasting  were. 
And  shall  forever  be. 

2-  Ip  covenant  from  of  old, 

'  The  sons  of  God  they  were  ; 

llie  feeblest  lamb  in  Jesus'  fold 

Was  blessed  in  Jesus  there. 

3  Its  bonds  shall  never  break, 

Though  earth's  old  column's  bow; 
The  strong,  the  tempted,  and  the  weak. 
Are  one  in  Jesus  now. 

4  With  joy  lift  up  j^our  heads,. 

Ye  highly  favored  few — 
W^en  through  the  earth  destruction  spreads, 
For  whats-hall  injure  you? 

5  When  storms  or  tempests  rise. 

Or  sins  your  peace  assail, 
Your  hope  in  Jesus  never  dies — 
'Tis  cast  within  the  veil. 


UNION  WITH  CHRIST.  1ST 

6  Here  let  the  weary  rest, 

Who  love  the  Savior's  name  ; 
Though  with  no  sweet  enjoyment  blest, 
This  covenant  stands  the  same. 


149  Ts,  Cenniclc, 

Rejoicing  in  Hope. — Isa.  xxxv.  10 — Luke  xii,  32. 

pHILDREN  of  the  heavenly  King, 
\J  As  you  journey  sweetly  sing  ; 
Sing  your  Savior's  worthy  praise, 
Glorious  in  his  works  and  ways.. 

2  Ye  are  traveling  home  to  God, 
In  the  way  the  fathers  trod  ; 
They  are  happy  now,  and  ye 
Soon  their  happiness  shall  see. 

3  0,  ye  banished  seed,  be  glad  i 
Christ  our  Advocate  is  made  ; 
Us,  to  save,  our  flesh  assumes. 
Brother  ta  our  souls  becomes. 

4  Shout,  ye  little  flock,  and  blest ! 
You  on  Jesus'  throne  shall  rest; 
There  your  seat  is  now  prepared — 

•  There  your  kingdom  and  reward 

5  Fear  not,  brethren,  joyful  stand 
On  the  borders  of  your  land  ; 
Christ,  your  Father's  elder  Son, 
Bids  you  undismayed  go  on 


1B8  UNION  WITH  CHRIST. 

6  Lord !  submissive  make  us  go, 
Grladly  leaving  all  below ; 
Only  thou  our  Leader  be, 
And  we  still  will  follow  thee. 


150  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Union  with  Christ. 

A  SACRED  union  we  behold  ; 
Christ  and  his  people  all  allied ; 
He  the  great  Shepherd  of  the  fold, 
And  they  the  sheep  for  whom  he  died. 

2  When  they,  like  sheep  had  gone  estray, 
Their  sins  were  laid  upon  his  head  ; 
He  gave  his  life  their  debts  to  pay, 
And  for  their  breach  atonement  made. 

S  He  is  their  Father,  they  his  sons, 
Bound  by  indissoluble  ties  ; 
All  of  his  flesh  and  of  his  bones, 
And  heirs  to  mansions  in  the  skies. 

4  He  is  the  Husband,  and  his  love, 

Has  been  eternal  toward  his  bride  ; 
Nor  will  his  strong  affections  move, 
Until  he  seats  her  by  his  side. 

5  She  was  insolvent,  and  he  paid 

The  utmost  farthing  that  she  owed ; 
She  was  in  filthy  rags  arrayed, 
And  he  a  spotless  robe  bestowed. 


UNION  WITH  CHRIST.  189 

Unite  us  gracious  Lord,  to  thee, 

By  love  and  by  a  living  faith  ; 
Till  we  have  crossed  this  boisterous  sea, 

And  moored  beyond  the  gates  of  death. 

»1  S.  M.  Doddridge. 

'tal  Union  to  Christ  in  Regeneration. — 1  Cor. 
vi.  17. 

DEAR  Savior,  we  are  thine, 
By  everlasting  bonds  ; 
Our  names,  our  hearts,  we  would  resign, 
Our  souls  are  in  thy  hands. 

To  thee  we  still  would  cleave 

With  ever-growing  zeal ; 
If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 

0  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 

Death  may  our  souls  divide 

From  these  abodes  of  clay  ; 
But  love  shall  keep  us  near  thy  side 

Through  all  the  gloomy  way. 

Since  Christ  and  we  are  one. 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear  ? 
If  he  in  heaven  hath  fixed  his  throne, 

He'll  fix  his  members  there. 

52  Ys.  Sonnets, 

Christ  Presenting  the  Saints  to  the  Hither. 
^nniS  the  Bridegroom's  voice  I  hear, 

X  With  his  bride  divinely  fair, 
Standing  round  Jehovah's  throne, 
Crowned  with  glory,  lacking  none. 


140  UNION  WITH  CHRIST. 

2  "Here  am  I,  and  those  with  me, 
Zion's  numerous  progeny ; 
Fruit  of  all  the  pains  I  bore ; 
Counted  with  precision  o'er. 

3  "None  I've  lost  of  all  the  race 
Called  a  remnant  saved'  bj^  grace  ; 
None  of  heaven  miscarried  yet, 
Bought  by  Calvarj^'s  bloody  sweat. 

4  "Objects  of  eternal  care, 

By  creation  thine  they  were  ; 
Chosen  sheep  within  thy  fold. 
Ransomed  from  the  days  of  old, 

5  "Thine  by  renovating  grace, 
Thine  in  love  and  faithfulness  ; 
Safely  kept  by  grace  divine. 

In  eternal  wedlock  mine. 

6  "Thine  they  were,  when  dead  in  sin^ 
Slaves  to  every  lust  obscene  ; 

With  their  Maker's  ways  at  war, 
Far  from  God,  yea,  ver}^  far. 

7  "Thine  in  counsel  and  decree  ; 
Loved  with  love  beyond  degree. 
Long  before  their  father's  fall, 
Blest  in  Jesus,  one  and  all. 

8  "Thine  by  all  the  sacred  ties, 
Solemn  oaths  and  promises, 
God  could  give,  or  men  receive, 
Hope  expect,  or  faith  believe." 


DESTINATION  AND  ELEC- 
TION. 

#    ■ 

L.  M.  Watts. 

Electing  Grace;  or,  Saints  Bsloved  in  Ghrist. 
-^Eph.  i.  8,  etc. 

JiSUS,  we  bless  thy  Father's  narrie ; 
Thy  God  and  oiirs  are  both  the  same  ; 
What  heavenly  blessings  from  his  throne 
Flow  down  to  sinners  through  his  Son  ! 

I  "Christ  be  my  first  elect,"  he  said, 
Then  chose  our  souls  in  Christ  our  Head, 
Before  he  gave  the  mountains  birth, 
Or  laid  foundations  for  the  earth. 

3  Thus  did  eternal  love  begin 
To  raise  us  up  from  death  and  sin ; 
Our  characters  were  then  decreed, 
"Blameless  in  love,  a  holy  seed. 

i  Predestinated  to  be  sons, 

Born  by  degrees,  but  chose  at  once  ; 

A  new  regenerated  race 

To  praise  the  glories  of  his  grace. 
&  With  Christ  our  Lord  we  share  a  part 

In  the  affections  of  his  heart ; 

Ir  shall  our  souls  be  thence  removed 
\  he  forgets  his  first  beloved. 
I 


i 


142  PREDESTINATION 

154  L.  M.  TucU 

Union  loitli  Christ. — 2  Tim.  1.  9. 

EXPAND,  my  soul,  arise  and  sing  f 

The  matchless  grace  of  Sion  s  King;   ' 
Whose  love,  as  ancient  as  his  n^ie, 
Let  aU  thy  powers  aloud  proclaim, 

i 

2  'Twas  he,  eternal  ages  past. 

Formed  his  great  plan  from  first  to  last ;     | 
And  what  his  arm  would  e'er  fulfill 
Stood  ever  present  to  his  will. 

3  He  saw,  with  one  capacious  glance, 
World  upon  world  to  life  advance, 
And  fixed  the  end,  ere  time  began, 
Of  seraph,  reptile,  and  of  man. 

4  Of  man,  chief  work  of  aU  below, 
What  wonders  are  we  led  to  know  ! 
Wonders  surpassing  angels'  thought 
Are  by  our  God  in  Jesus  taught. 

5  Grace,  deep  as  the  Eternal  Mind, 
Unutterable  bliss  designed 
For  man,  ere  worlds  or  sin  were  born, 
Or  angels  sang  creations' s  morn. 

6  Chosen  of  old,  of  old  approved ; 
In  Christ,  the  eternal  Son,  beloved ; 
Adopted  too,  and  children  ni^de. 
Ere  sin  its  baneful  poison  spread. 


AND  ELECTION.  143 

1^155  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Chosen  in  Christ. 

ETERNAL,  ere  the  worlds  were  made, 
Were  all  God's  purposes  of  Grace  ; 
Nought  can  disturb  the  plan  he- laid 
To  glorify  his  chosen  race. 

2  His  first  elect  was  Christ,  his  Son  ; 
In  him  he  chose  his  numerous  seed ; 
They  were  in  bondage  and  undone, 
5>     But  lo !  he  dies  and  they  are  freed. 

8  To  recompense  his  dying  groans. 

He  gave  him  all  for  whom  he  died ; 
Engaged  the  honors  of  his  throne, 
To  seat  his  favorites  at  his  side. 

4  And  now  he  sends  his  Spirit  down, 

To  fit  them  for  the  blest  abode  ; 
To  make  his  covenant  mercies  known. 
And  guide  them  on  the  heavenly  road. 

5  He  fixed  their  first  and  second  birth  ; 

Ordained  the  manner,  time  and  place ; 
Their  joys  and  sorrows  here  on  earth,  • 
Their  cups  of  grief  and  sweets  of  grace* 

6  0,  may  my  warmest  passions  move, 

That  such  a  worthless  worm  as  I, 
Should  be  an  object  of  his  love, 
Aud  taste  of  sueh  a  sacred  joy ! 


144  PEfiDESTINATlON. 

156  CM.,  Preahy.SeUG. 

Summary  of  Doctrines. 

LET  me,  my  Savior  and  my  God, 
On  sovereign  grace  rely  ; 
And  own  'tis  free,  because  bestowed 
On  one  so  vile  as  I. 

2  Election  !  'tis  a  word  divine  ; 
For,  Lord,  I  plainly  see, 
Had  not  thy  choice  prevented  mine, 
I  ne'er  had  chosen  thee. 

8  For  perseverance,  strength,  I've  none, 
But  would  on  this  depend, 
That  Jesus,  having  loved  his  own, 
Will  love  them  to  the  end. 

4  Empty  and  bare,  I  come  to  thee 

For  righteousness  divine : 
Oh,  may  thy  glorious  merits  be 
By  imputation  mine ! 

5  Free  grace  alone  can  wipe  the  tears 

From  my  lamenting  eyes, 
And  raise  my  soul,  from  guilty  fears, 
To  joy  that  never  dies. 

6  Free  grace  can  death  itself  outbrave. 

And  take  the  sting  away ; 
Can  sinners  to  the  utmost  save, 
And  give  them  victory. 


AND   ELECTION.  145 

15 "y  7s.  (Abridged.)  Byland. 

Decrees  of  Ood. — Ps.  xxxi.  15. 

SOVEREIGN  Ruler  of  the  skies  ! 
Ever  gracious,  ever  wise  ! 
All  my  times  are  in  thy  hand, 
All  events  at  thy  command. 

2  His  decree,  who  formed  the  earth, 
Fixed  my  first  and  second  birth  ; 
Parents,  native  place,  and  time. 
All  appointed  were  by  him. 

8  He  that  formed  me  in  the  womb,. 
He  shall  guide  me  to  the  tomb  j 
All  my  times  shall  ever  be 
Ordered  by  his  wise  decree. 

4  Times  of  sickness,  times  of  health, 
Times  of  penury  and  wealth, 
Times  of  trial  and  of  grief; 
Times  of  triumph  and  relief: 

6  Times  the  tempter's  power  to  prove  ; 
Times  to  taste  a  Savior's  love  ; 
All  must  come,  and  last,  and  end, 
As  shall  please  my  heavenly  Friend. 

6  Plagues  and  deaths  around  me  fly  ; 
Till  he  bid,  I  cannot  dip ; 
Not  a  single  shaft  can  hit 
Till  the  God  of  love  see*  fit^ 


1416  PREDESTINATION 

7  0  thou  Gracious,  Wise,  and  Just, 
In  thy  hands  my  life  I  trust ; 
Have  I  somewhat  dearer  still  ? 
I  resign  it  to  thy  will. 


158  0.  M.  Watts. 

The  Book  of  God's  Decrees. 

LET  the  whole  race  of  creatures  lie 
Abased  before  their  God ; 
Whate'er  his  sovereign  voice  hath  formed 
He  governs  with  a  nod. 

2  [Ten  thousand  ages  ere  the  skies 

Were  into  motion  brought, 
All  the  long  years  and  w^orlds  to  come 
Stood  pi-esent  to  his  thought. 

3  There's  not  a  sparrow  or  a  worm, 

But's  found  in  his  decrees  ; 
He  raises  monarchs  to  their  thrones, 
And  sinks  them  as  he  please.] 

4r  If  light  attend  the  course  I  run, 
'Tis  he  provides  those  rays  : 
And  'tis  his  hand  that  hides  my  sun, 
If  darkness  clouds  my  days. 

5  Yet  I  would  not  be  much  concerned, 
Nor  vainly  long,  to  see 


AND  ELECTION.  147 

The  volume  of  his  deep  decrees, 
What  months  are  writ  for  me.  • 

6  When  he  reveals  the  book  of  life, 
Oh,  may  I  read  my  name 
Among  the  chosen  of  his  love. 
The  followers  of  the  Lamb  ! 

159  L.  M.  Burnliam, 

Decrees  of  God. — Eph.  i.  11. 
jnnWAS  fixed 'in  God's  eternal  mind, 

1_    When  his  dear  sons  should  mercy  find ; 
From  everlasting  he  decreed 
When  every  good  should  be  conveyed. 

2  Determined  was  the  manner  how 

We  should  be  brought  the  Lord  to  know ; 
Yea,  he  decreed  the  very  place 
Where  he  would  call  us  by  his  grace. 

3  [Vast  were  the  settlements  of  grace 
On  millions  of  the  human  race  ; 
And  every  favor  richly  given 

Flows  from  the  high  decrees  of  heaven. 

4  In  every  mercy,  full  and  free, 

■     The  appointing  God  I  wish  to  see ; 

To  see  how  grace,  free  grace,  has  reigned 
In  every  blessing  he  ordained. 

5  Yes,  dearest  Lord,  'tis  my  desire 
Thy  wise  appointments  to  admire. 
And  trace  the  footsteps  of  my  God 
Through  every  part  of  Zion's  road. 


m^. 


148  PREDESTINATION 

160  L.  M.  Kent. 

Predestination  to  Eternal  Life  made  Icnoijon  by 
Galling. 

THERE  is  a  period  known  to  God, 
When  all  his  sheep  redeemed  by  blood, 
Shall  leave  the  hateful  ways  of  sin, 
Turn  to  the  fold  and  enter  in. 

2  At  peace  with  hell,  with  God  at  war, 
In  sin's  dark  maze  they  wander  far ; 
Indulge  their  lust,  and  still  go  on 
As  far  from  God  as  sheep  can  run.         '        • 

8  But  see  how  Heaven's  indulgent  care 
Attends  their  wanderings  here  and  there  : 
Still  hard  at  heel,  where'  er  they  stray, 
With  piercing  thorns  to  hedge  their  way. 

4  When  wisdom  calls  they  stop  their  ear, 
And  headlong  urge  the  mad  career  ; 
Judgments  nor  mercies  ne'er  can  sway 
Their  rgving  feet  to  w*isdom's  way. 

5  Glory  to  God,  they  ne'er  shall  rove 
Beyond  the  limits  of  his  love  ; 
Fenced  with  Jehovah's  shalls  and  wills^ 
Firm  as  the  everlasting  hills. 

6  The  appointed  time  rolls  on  apace. 
Not  to  propose^  but  call  by  grace  ; 
To  change  the  heart,  renew  the  will. 
And  turn  the  feet  to  Zion's  hill. 


AND  ELECTION.  149 

161  C.  M.  WatU, 

Election  Excludes  Boasting. — 1  Cor.  i.  26,  31.^ 

BUT  few  among  the  carnal  wise, 
But  few  of  noble  race, 
Obtain  the  ftivor  of  thine  eyes, 
Almighty  King  of  grace. 

2  He  takes  the  men  of  meanest  name 
For  sons  and  heirs  of  God  ; 
And  thus  he  pours  abundant  shame 
On  honorable  blood. 

8  He  calls  the  fool,  and  makes  him  know 
The  mysteries  of  his  grace, 
To  bring  aspiring  wisdom  low, 
And  all  its  pride  abase. 

4-  Nature  has  all  its  glories  lost 

When  brought  before  his  throne : 
No  flesh  shall  in  his  presence  boast, 
But  in  the  Lord  alone. 


SALVATION  AND  REDEMPTION. 


162  L.  M.  Steele. 

Redemption  hy  Christ  alone. — 1  Peter  i.  18,  19. 

ENSLAVED  by  sin,  and  bound  in  chains 
Beneath  its  dreadful  tyrant  sway. 
And  doomed  to  everlasting  pains, 
We  wretched,  guilty  captives  lay. 


150  SALVATION 

2  Nor  gold  nor  gems  could  buy  our  peace, 
Nor  the  whole  world's  collected  store 
Suffice  to  purchase  our  release — 

A  thousand  worlds  were  all  too  poor. 

S  Jesus,  the  Lord,  the  mighty  God, 
An  all-suificient  ransom  paid  : 
Invalued  price !  his  precious  blood 
For  vile,  rebellious  traitors  shed. 

4  Jesus  the  sacrifice  became 

To  rescue  guilty  souls  from  hell  ; 
The  spotless,  bleeding,  dying  Lamb 
Beneath  avenging  justice  fell. 

5  Amazing  goodness  !  love  divine  ! 

Oh,  may  our  gi'ateful  hearts  adore 

The  matchless  grace,  nor  yield  to  sin, 

Nor  wear  its  cruel  fetters  more  ! 

6  Dear  Savior,  let  thy  love  pursue 

The  glorious  work  it  has  begun  ; 
Each  secret,  lurking  foe  subdue. 
And  let  our  hearts  be  thine  alone. 


163  7s.  (Abridged.)     EipporC s  Selec. 

Redeeming  Love. 

NOW  begin  the  heavenly  theme, 
Siiig  aloud  in  Jesus'  name  ! 
Ye  who  his  salvation  prove. 
Triumph  in  redeeming  love. 


AND  REDEMPTION.  Ihl 

2  Ye  who  sec  the  Father's  grace 
Beaming  in  the  Savior's  face, 
As  to  Canaan  on  ye  move, 
Praise  and  bless  redeeming  love. 

S  Mourning  souls,  dry  up  your  tears  : 
Banish  all  your  guilty  fears ; 
See  your  guilt  and  curse  remove, 
Cancelled  by  redeeming  love. 

4  Ye,  alas  !  who  long  have  been 
Willing  slaves  to  death  and  sin, 
Now  from  bliss  no  longer  rove, 
Stop  and  taste  redeeming  love. 

5  Welcome,  all  by  sin  opprest, 
Welcome  to  his  sacred  rest : 
Nothing  brought  him  from  above, 
Nothing  but  redeeming  love. 

6  When  the  Spirit  leads  us  home, 
When  we  to  his  glory  come, 
We  shall  all  the  fullness  prove 
Of  our  Lord's  redeeming  love. 

164  L.  M.  Vanmeter., 

Redemption. 
TJEDEMPTION!  0,  the  joyful  news! 
l\j  To  Gentile  nations  and  to  Jews  : 
What  consolation  it  imparts, 
To  mourning  souls  and  broken  hearts  J 


15^.  SALVATION 

2  In  bondage  and  in  prison  bound, 
No  peace  nor  pardon  could  be  found, 
Till  this  redemption  was  revealed, 
And  by  the  blood  of  Jesus  sealed. 

P-  Eedeemed  from  justice  by  his  blood. 
And  from  the  righteous  laws  of  God  ; 
O'er  sin  and  Satan  we'll  proclaim 
Redemption  through  the  Savior's  name. 

4  Soon  shall  the  saints  of  every  place, 
Be  joined  to  sing  redeeming  grace  ; 
And  every  kindred,  every  tongue. 
Shall  add  its  music  to  the  song. 

165  C.  M.  Watts. 

Redemption  ly  Price  and  Power. 

JESUS,  with  all  thy  saints  above, 
My  tongue  would  bear  her  part, 
"Would  sound  aloud  thy  saving  love 
And  sing  thy  bleeding  heart. 

2  Blessed  be  the  Lamb,  my  dearest  Lord, 
AVho  bought  me  with  his  blood. 
And  quenched  his  Father's  flaming  sword 
In  his  own  vital  flood  ; 

8  The  Lamb  that  freed  my  captive  soul 
From  Satan's  heavy  chains. 
And  sent  the  lion  down  to  howl 
"Where  hell  and  horror  reigns. 


AND  REDEMPTION.  158 

■4  All  glory  to  the  dying  Lamb, 
And  never-ceasing  praise, 
While  angels  live  to  know  his  name 
■  Or  saints  to  feel  his  grace. 

166  L.  M.  Vanmeter, 

Salvation. 

SALVATION !  what  a  heavenly  theme  ! 
Salvation  free  through  Jesus'  name  ! 
Let  all  the  saints  in  concert  join, 
To  sing  salvation  so  divine. 

2  Bound  by  the  chains  of  sin,  we  lie 
As  rebels,  justly  doomed  to  die. 
Till  this  salvation  sounds  release. 
And  bids  us  prisoners  go  in  peace. 

3  Salvation  like  a  river  flows. 

With  healing  balm  for  all  our  woes ; 
Its  heavenly  streams  which  flow  abroad, 
Make  glad  the  city  of  our  God. 

4  Saved  from  the  regions  of  despair. 
And  frera  ten  thousand  dangers  here ; 
From  doubts,  and  fears,  and  every  foe  ; 
We'll  sing  salvation  as  we  go. 

5  Salvation !  0,  that  we  m^y  sing 
Salvation  from  the  monster's  sting  I 
And  o'er  the  grave  a  victory  gain. 
And  with  King  Jesus  ever  reign. 


-M 


154  SALVATION 

167  C.  M.  Kent. 

The  Lamh  and  his  Virgin  Company. 

ON  Zion's  sacred  mount  I  saw 
The  Lamb  for  sinners  slain  ; 
His  church,  redeemed  from  endless  woe, 
Composed  his  glorious  train. 

2  This  virgin  throng,  beloved  of  God, 
All  stood  around  him  there, 
With  garments  washed  in  his  own  blood. 
Divinely  bright  and  ftiir. 

S  I  strove  this  blood-b|ought  host  to  count, 
Thus  to  my  sight  revealed  ; 
And  found  at  last  their  full  amount ; 
'Twas  all  that  God  had' sealed, 

4  They  sung  a  song  forever  new, 

And  none  could  learn  the  same 
But  ransomed  slaves  and  sinners  who 
From  tribulation  came. 

5  They  hymned  the  great,  the  dread  I  AM 

Whose  sacred  name  they  wore, 
With  endless  honors  to  the  Lamb 
Till  time  shall  be  no  more. 

6  Blameless  before  his  throne  they  stand ; 

They  make  a  joyful  noise, — 
A  called,  a  faithful,  chosen  band, — 
And  vent  their  sweUing  joys. 


AND  REDEMPTION.  155 

168  L.  M.  Kent. 

Sitlvntion  hy  Grace. 

r\  OD,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace, 
Vjr  Did  from  eternity  ordain 
A  seed  elect,  of  Adam's  race, 
Eternal  glory  should  obtain. 

X  God,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace 
Hath  Christ  exalted  over  all ; 
His  goings  forth  of  old  we  trace, 
The  sinner's  surety  in  the  fall. 

5  God,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace, 
riath  Abram's  seed  exalted  high, 
"While  sinning  angels,  from  his  face, 
Reserved  to  wrath,  in  fetters  lie. 

4  God,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace, 

Hath  to  the  charge  of  Jesus  laid 
The  sin  of  all  that  chosen  race. 

Whose  debt  of  suffering  Jesus  paid. 

5  God,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace. 

Hath  in  the  gospel  Christ  displayed. 
Whose  blood  hath  sealed  the  sinner's  peace 
And  bruised  the  envenomed  serpent's  head. 

6  God,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace, 

We'll  to  eternity  adore. 
And  wonders  still  on  wonders  trace. 
But  no'er  this  depth  of  love  explore. 


158  SALVATION 

169  L.  M.  Vanrmtef 

Free  Grace. 

^^"^IS  grace,  free  grace,  eternal  grace ! 

1_   Deserves  our  highest  songs  of  praise ; 
"We'll  join  and  sing  with  hearts  and  tongues, 
With  grace  the  burden  of  our  songs. 

2  'Twas  grace  that  found  a  rebel  lost. 

And  brought  him  back,  tho'  great  the  cost : 
Took  off  his  rags,  and  in  their  place, 
Gave  him  a  robe  of  righteousness. 

3  This  costly  robe's  without  a  seam, 

And  hides  my  guilt,  and  sin,  and  shame  ; 
'Twas  on  a  worthless  worm  bestowed, 
The  gift  of  God  through  Jesus'  blood, 

4  Grace  brings  the  haughty  monarch  down, 
Exalts  the  beggar  to  a  crown  ; 

Makes  hills  and  mountains  melt  away, 
And  valleys  rise  as  high  as  they. 

5  This  grace  is  all  the  Christian's  boast; 
This  is  his  hope,  his  joy,  his  trust ; 
Free  grace  alone,  from  tirst  to  last, 
Directs  his  way  and  holds  him  fast. 

6  While  T  have  breath  this  grace  shall  be 
My  only  theme,  my  only  plea ; 

And  may  I,  when  this  body  dies, 
Sing  sovereign  grace  above  the  skies. 


AND   REDEMPTION.  157 

^JfO  8s.  Chappell. 

Salvation. — Acts  iv.  12. 

SALVATION,  how  precious  the  sound 
To  sinners  who  see  themselves  lost ; 
To  Jesus  their  praises  redound, 
In  Jesus  they  triumph  and  boast. 

Salvation  is  finished  and  done, 

Salvation  is  sovereign  and  free ; 
Salvation  by  God's  equal  Son 

My  joy  and  rejoicing  shall  be. 

Salvation  is  only  of  God, 

To  him  all  the  praises  are  due ; 
Ye  saints,  spread  his  honors  abroad, 

Who  finished  salvation  for  you. 

Soon  shall  we  behold  him  above, 

Forever  to  sound  his  dear  name ; 
To  sing  the  sweet  song  of  his  love. 

Salvation  to  God  and  the  Lamb  t 

HI  L.  M.  Wattt. 

Christ  and  his  Righteousness. — Phil.  iii.  7-9. 

NO  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done ; 
I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  thy  Son. 

Now,  for  the  love  I  bear  his  name, 
What  was  my  gain  I  count  my  loss, 


158  SALVATION 

My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
And  nail  my  glory  to  his  cross. 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake: 
Oh,  may  my  soul  be  found  in  him, 
And  of  his  righteousness  partake. 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  thy  throne; 
But  faith  can  answer  thy  demands, 
By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  done. 

1T2  C.  M.  Eent. 

Eoerlasting  Love. 

BENEATH  the  sacred  throne  of  God 
T  saw  a  river  rise, 
The  streams  were  peace,  and  pardoning  blood, 
Descending  from  the  skies. 

2  Angelic  minds  cannot  explore 

This  deep,  unfathomed  sea ; 
■Tis  void  of  bottom,  brim,  or  shore, 
And  lost  in  Deity. 

3  I  stood  amazed,  and  wondered  when 

Or  why  this  ocean  rose, 
That  wafts  salvation  down  to  men. 
His  traitors  and  his  foes. 

4  That  sacred  flood,  from  Jesus'  veins. 

Was  free  to  take  away 
A  Mary's  or  Manasseh's  stains, 
Or  sins  more  vile  than  they : 


AND  REDEMPTION.  159 

6  Free  to  the  sinner  dead  to  God, 
Who  sought  the  road  to  hell, 
That  trampled  on  a  Savior's  blood, 
And  on  his  buckler  fell. 

6  Triumphant  grace,  and  man's  free  will, 
Shall  not  divide  the  throne  ; 
For  man's  a  fallen  sinner  still, 
And  Christ  shall  reign  alone. 

173  S.   M.  Watts. 

Salvation  Inj  Orace^  from  first  to  last — Eph.  ii.  5. 

r\  RACE  !  'tis  a  charming  sound  ! 

VX  Harmonious  to  the  ear  ! 

Heaven  with  the  echo  shall  resound, 
And  all  the  earth  shall  hear. 

2  Grace  first  contrived  the  way 

To  save  rebellious  man  ; 
And  all  the  steps  that  grace  display 
Which  drew  the  wondrous  plan. 

3  [Grace  first  inscribed  my  name 

In  God's  eternal  book  ; 
'Twas  grace  that  gave  me  to  the  Lamb, 
Who  all  my  sorrows  took.] 

4  Grace  led  my  roving- feet 

To  tread  the  heavenly  road  ;  i-^ 

And  new  supplies,  each  hour,  I  meet, 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 


I 


160  SALVATION 

6  [Grace  taught  my  soul  to  praj, 
And  made  my  eyes  o'erflow ; 
'Twas  grace  which  kept  me  to  this  day, 
And  will  not  let  me  go.] 

6  Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 
Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 
And  well  deserves  the  praise, 

l'y4  C.  M.        Rippon's  Sdec. 

By  the  Grace  of  God^  I  am  what  I  am. — 1  Cor. 
XV.  8. 

&REAT  God,  'tis  from  thy  sovereign  grace 
That  all  my  blessings  flow ; 
Whate'er  I  am,  or  do  possess, 
I  to  thy  mercy  owe. 

2  'Tis  this  my  powerful  lust  controls, 
And  pardons  all  my  sin  ; 
Spreads  life  and  comfort  through  my  soul, 
And  makes  my  nature  clean. 

8  'Tis  this  upholds  me  whilst  I  live, 
Supports  me  when  I  die  ; 
And  hence  ten  thousand  saints  receive 
Their  all,  as  well  as  I. 

4  How  full  must  be  the  springs  from  whenco 
Such  various  streams  proceed  1 
The  pasture  cannot  but  be  rich 
On  which  so  many  feed. 


JUSTIFICATION.  161 

115  S.  M.   '  Watti. 

Bead  to  Sin  ly  the  Cross  of  Christ. 

SHALL  we  go  on  to  sin 
Because  thy  grace  abounds, 
Or  crucify  the  Lord  again, 
And  open  all  his  wounds  ? 

2  Forbid  it,  might}'-  God, 

Nor  let  it  e'er  be  said 
That  we  whose  sins  are  crucified 
Should  raise  them  from  the  dead. 

3  We  will  be  slaves  no  more, 

Since  Christ  has  made  us  free, 
Has  nailed  our  tjn-ants  to  his  cross, 
And  bought  our  liberty. 


JUSTIFICATION. 


l^G  C.  M.  Waff^. 

Justification  ly  Faith,  not  hy  Worhs  ;  or,  the  Law 

Condemns,  Grace  Justifies.  — Rom.  iii.  19,  22. 

YAIN  are  the  hopes  that  sons  of  men 
On  their  own  works  have  built ; 
Their  hearts  by  nature  all  unclean, 
And  all  their  actions  guilt. 

2  Let  Jews  and  Gentiles  stop  their  mouths, 
Without  a  murmuring  word, 


1 62  JUSTIFICATION. 

And  the  whole  race  of  Adam  stand 
Guilty  before  the  Lord. 

3  In  vain  we  ask  God's  righteous  law 

To  justify  us  now, 
Since  to  convince  and  to  condemn 
Is  all  the  law  can  do. 

4  Jesus,  how  glorious  is  thy  grace  ! 

When  in  thy  name  we  trust, 
Our  faith  receives  a  righteousness 
That  makes  the  sinner  just. 

l-^t  L.  M.  Watts. 

Imputed  Righteousness. — Jer.  xxiii.  6;  Isa.  xlv.  34  • 

JESUS,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 
My  beauty  are,  my  glorious  dress  ; 
Midst  flaming  worlds,  in  these  arrayed. 
With  joy  shall  I  lift  up  my  head. 

2  When  from  the  dust  of  death  I  rise 
To  take  my  mansion  in  the  skies. 
E'en  then  shall  this  be.  all  my  plea  : 
"Jesus  hath  lived  and  died  for  me." 

3  B^old  shall  I  stand  in  that  great  day, 
For  who  -aught  to  my  charge  shall  lay? 
While  through  thy  blood  absolved  I  am 
From  sin's  tremendous  curse  and  shame. 

4  Thus  Abraham,  the  friend  of  God, 
Thus  all  the  armies  bought  with  blood, 


JUSTIFICATION.  163 

Savior  of  sinners,  thee  proclaim  ! 
Sinners, — of  whom  the  chief  I  am. 

5  This  spotless  robe  the  same  appears 
When  ruined  nature  sinks  in  years  ; 
No  age  can  change  its  glorious  hue  : 
The  robe  of  Christ  is  ever  new. 

6  Oh,  let  the  dead  now  hear  thy  voice  ! 
Bid,  Lord,  thy  banished  ones  rejoice ; 
Their  beauty  this,  their  glorious  dress, 
Jesus,  the  Lord,  our  righteousness. 

lis  L.  M.  Van  meter. 

Imputed  RigJiteoumess. 

I  AM  a  miracle  of  grace  ! 
Snatched  from  the  regions  of  despair  : 
My  feet  had  well  nigh  reached  the  place, 
When  Jesus  stopped  my  wild  career. 

2  \gainst  him  long  I  had  rebelled, 

And  vanity  was  my  delight  ; 
But  when  my  danger  I  beheld, 
I  stood  and  trembled  at  the  sight ! 

3  To  venture  on,  I  saw  would  be, 

My  everlasting  overthrow  ; 
To  turn,  would  meet  the  Deity, 
With  awful  vengeance  on  his  brow. 

4  Death  seemed  to  stand  on  every  side, 

Yet  I  resolved  my  death  to  meet, 
[Where  one  before  had  never  died — ] 
Imploring  mercy  at  his  feet. 


164  JUSTIFICATION. 

5  But  strange  to  tell,  he  bade  me  live ! 

Just  in  the  last  extremity, 
He  smiled  and  said  "I  all  forgive; 
Believe,  and  thou  shalt  never  die." 

6  With  joy,  ineffable,  I  saw 

That  justice  had  been  satisfied 
In  Christ,  who  had  fulfilled  the  law, 
And  for  his  people  bled  and  died. 

7  "Thy  sins  were  laid  upon  my  Son," 

In  accents  sweet,  the  Father  said : 
"His  righteousness  is  now  thy  own. 
Thou  art  his  member,  he  thy  Head.' 

8  Not  all  the  outward  forms  of  men. 

Can  with  this  righteousness  compare  ; 
It  makes  the  guilty  conscience  clean, 
Nor  leaves  a  spot  or  blemish  there. 

It9  L.  M.  Kent. 

Justification  hy  the  Imputed  Righteousness  of 
Christ. 

BEFORE  the  covenant  angel's  face, 
See  Joshua  stands  in  vile  array, 
Deep  run  in  debt,  a  dreadful  case ! 
Unable  one  small  mite  to  pay. 

2  Weighed  in  the  balance,  found  too  light, 
He  hides  his  face,  nor  dares  reply ; 
Justice  uplifts  her  sword  to  smite — 
But  must  the  trembling  sinner  die  ? 


JUSTIFICATION.  165 

3  Hear  Jesus  speak,  while  from  his  eyes 

Immortal  love  and  pity  beam  : 
Take  from  him  all  his  filthy  guise, 
And  place  my  spotless  robe  on  him. 

4  Now,  Justice,  view  the  law-cursed  wretch. 

If  aught  deficient  thou  canst  see, 
But  let  thy  hand  forbear  to  touch — 
That  sinner's  justified  by  me. 

5  For  him  I  bore  the  dreadful  smart 

Of  hell's  more  dire  eternal  pain  ; 
Let  this  suffice,  or  through  my  heart 
Thrust  thy  dread  weapon  once  again. 

6  Go,  then,  and  to  the  law's  demands, 

Plead  what  thy  sufiering  Lord  has  done  ; 
Weep  o'er  thy  sins  that  pierced  his  hands 
And  trust  in  his  free  grace  alone. 

180  C.  M.  Kent. 

Insolvent  Debtors   Glad  in  the  JRighteousness  of 

Christ,  Jiistified  from  all  Things. 

JESUS  hath  magnified  the  law, 
Hath  banished  hell  and  sin  ; 
And  righteousness  without  a  flaw 
Brought  once  forever  in. 

2  Insolvents  clad  in  this  array, 
Fear  not  Mount  Sinai's  din  ; 
'Twill  stand  when  earth  shall  pass  away  ; 
'Twas  brought  by  Jesus  in. 


166  JUSTIFICATION. 

3  This  change  of  raiment  ye  posses;*, 

Is  linen  white  and  clean  ; 
'Tis  called  "Jehovah's  righteousness;" 
'Twas  brought  by  Jesus  in. 

4  Zion  shall  make  her  boast  of  this, 

And  life  eternal  win  ; 
'Tis  everlasting  righteousness ; 
'Twas  brought  by  Jesus  in. 

5  This  royal  robe,  this  wedding  dress, 

Shall  cancel  all  our  sin, 
Of  crimes,  the  greater  and  the  less; 
'Twas  brought  by  Jesus  in. 

6  This  only  robe  shall  God  approve, 

To  hide  thy  stains  of  sin  ; 

'Twas  wove  by  everlasting  love, 

And  brought  by  Jesus  in. 

181  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Justification  throngJi  Christ. 

HOW  can  a  sinner  stand  before 
A  God  of  holiness  and  power  ? 
What  kind  of  robe  ca,n  he  provide, 
His  guilt  and  nakedness  to  hide  ? 

2  Though  he  to  Sinai's  mountain  flies, 
There  justice  stands  with  flaming  eyes  ; 
And  pours  its  curses  on  his  head, 
And  bids  him  fly,  or  dooms  him  dead. 


JUSTIFICATION.  167 

3  Amazed,  the  sinner  next  repairs, 

And  seeks  a  shelter  'neath  his  prayers  ; 
But  justice  finds  his  hiding  pLace, 
And  there  presents  his  fiery  face. 

4  The  sinnerJ  now  almost  despairs  ; 

He's  tried  the  law,  and  tried  his  prayers ; 

He's  tried  morality  in  vain, 

And  feels  his  load  of  guilt  remain. 

5  But,  midst  his  consternation,  he 
Beholds  one  hanging  on  a  tree  ; 
And  justice  pours  upon  his  head, 
Its  vengeance,  in  the  sinner's  stead  ! 

6  Yes,  Jesus  bears  the  heavy  load, 
And  stays  the  justice  of  a  God  ! 
The  righteousness  of  Christ  appears, 
And  is  the  robe  the  sinner  wears. 

182  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  Robe  of  Righteoumess  and  Garments  of  Sal- 
'.  vation  — Isa.  Ixi.  10. 

f      A  WAKE,  my  heart,  arise,  my  tongTie, 
l\-  Prepare  a  tuneful  voice ; 
In  God,  the  life  of  all  my  joys, 
Aloud  will  I  rejoice. 

2  'Tis  he  adorned  my  naked  soul, 
And  made  salvation  mine  ; 
Upon  a  poor,  polluted  worm 
He  makes  his  graces  shine. 


168  FORGIVENESS  AND  PARDON. 

3  And,  lest  the  shadow  of  a  spot 

Should  on  my  soul  be  found, 
He  took  the  robe  the  Savior  wrought, 
And  cast  it  all  around. 

4  How  far  the  heavenly  robe  exceeds 

What  earthly  princes  wear  ; 
These  ornaments,  how  bright  they  shine 
How  white  the  garments  are. 

5  The  Spirit  wrought  my  faith,  and  love, 

And  hope,  and  every  grace ; 

But  Jesus  spent  his  life  to  work 

The  robe  of  righteousness. 

6  Strangely,  my  soul,  art  thou  arrayed 

By  the  great  sacred  Three  ; 
In  sweetest  harmony  of  praise 
Let  all  thy  powers  agree. 


FORGIVENESS    AND    PARDON 


183  C.  M.       ParTcinson's  Selec. 

Remember  me. 

JESUS,  thou  art  the  sinner's  friend  ; 
As  such  I  look  to  thee ; 
Now  in  the  bowels  of  thy  love, 
0  Lord,  remember  me. 


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FORGIVENESS  AND  PARDON.  IW 

Remember  thy  pure  word  of  grace, 

Remember  Ccilvary ; 
Remember  all  thy  dying  groans, 

And  then  remember  me. 

Thou  wondrous  advocate  with  Grod, 

I  yield  mj^self  to  thee  ; 
TVhile  thou  art  sitting  on  thy  throne» 

Dear  Lord,  remember  me. 


4  I  own  I'm  guilty,  own  I'm  vile,  ♦ 

Yet  thy  salvation  's  free  ; 
Then  in  thy  all-abounding  grace, 
Dear  Lord,  remember  me. 

5  Howe'er  forsaken  or  distressed, 

Howe'er  oppressed  I. be, 
•    Howe'er  afflicted  here  on  earth» 
Do  thou  remember  me. 

6  And  when  I  close  my  eyes  in  death, 

And  creature-helps  all  flee, 
Then  0,  my  dear  Redeemer,  Grod, 
I  pray  remember  me. 

1S4  L.  M.  Gihhons, 

Thy  sins  are-  Forgiven  thee. — Lukevii.  47,  48. 

TT'ORaiVEXESS  !^  'tis  a  joyful  sound 
JL    To  malefactors  doomed  to  die  : 
Publish  the  bliss  the  world  around, 
Ye  seraphs,  shout  it  from  the  sky  I 


170  FORGIVENESS  AND  PARDON, 

2  'Tis  the  ricli  gift  of  love  divine  ; 

'Tis  full,  oiitmeasuring  every  crime  : 
Unclouded  shall  its  glories  .shine, 

And  feel  no  change  by  changing  time. 

3  O'er  sins  unnumbered  as  the  sand. 

And  like  the  mountains  for  their  size, 
The  seas  of  sovereign  grace  expand, 
The  seas  of  sovereign  grace  arise. 

4  For  this  stupendous  love  of  heaven 

What  grateful  honors  shall  we  show? 
Where  much  transgression  is  forgiven, 
Let  love  in  equal  ardor  glow. 

185  CM.  Doddridge. 

JPr/rdoTi  Spoken  ly  Christ. — Matt.  ix.  2. 

MY  Savior,  let  me  hear  thy  voice 
Pronoimce  the  words  of  peace. 
And  ail  my  warmest  powers  shall  join 
To  celebrate  thy  grace. 

2  With  gentle  smiles  call  me  thy  child, 

And  speak  my  sins  forgiven  ; 
Tlie  accents  mild  shall  charm  mine  ear, 
All  like  the  hari)s  of  heaven. 

3  Cheerful,  where'er  thy  hand  shall  lead, 

The  darkest  path  I'll  tread  ; 
Cheerful  I'.U  quit  these  mortal  shores, 
And  mingle  with  the  dead. 


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FORGIVENESS  AND  PARDON.  17t 

4  "When  dreadful  guilt  is  done  away, 
No  other  fears  we  know  ; 
That  hand  which  scatters  pardons  down 
Shall  crowns  of  life  bestow. 

186  C.  M.  Watts,  {altered.) 

Pardon  and  Sanctificcction  in  Christ. 

IS  there  no  shelter  from  the  wratli 
Ofan  offended  God? 
Jesus,  to  thy  dear  cross  I  fly, 
Thy  sin-atoning  blood. 

2  I  bless  that  stream  that  cries  for  peace 

From  every  bleeding  vein  ; 
Yet  is  my  soul  but  half  redeemed, 
If  sin,  the  tyrant,  reign. 

3  Lord,  crush  his  empire,  bid  his  throne 

From  its  foundation  fall ; 
Ye  flattering  plagues,  that.wrouglit  my  death. 
Fly,  for  I  hate  you  all. 

4  Now  to  the  Lamb,  whose  power  and  grace 

Lift  our  bright  hopes  to  heaven, 
In  songs  above,  and  songs  below, 
Be  endless  glory  given. 

IS-t  C.  M.  Steele. 

Pardoning  Love. — Jer.  iii.  22  ;  Hos.  xiv.  4. 

HOW  oft,  alas  :  this  wretched  he  vit 
Has  wandered  from  the  Lord  ! 


173  FORGIVENESS  AND  PARDON. 

How  oft  my  roving  thoiiglits  depart, 
Forgetful  of  his  word  ! 

2  Yet  sovereign  mercy  calls,  "Return;" 

Dear  Lord,  and  may  I  come  ! 
My  vile  ingratitude  I  mourn  : 
Oh,  take  the  wanderer  home ! 

3  And  canst  thou,  wilt  thou,  yet  forgive, 

And  bid  my  crimes  remove  ? 
And  shall  a  pardoned  rebel  live 
To  speak  thy  wondrous  love  ? 

4  Almighty  grace,  thy  healing  power, 

How  glorious,  how  divine  ! 
That  can  to  life  and  bliss  restore 
So  vile  a  heart  as  mine. 

5  Thy  pardoning  love,  so  free,  so  sweet* 

Dear  Savior,  I  adore  ; 
Oh,  keep  me  at  thy  sacred  feet, 
And  let  me  rove  no  more  ! 

188  S.  M.  Watts, 

Confessionand  P ardon.- — 1  John  i.  9;  Prov. 
xxviii.  13. 

MY  sorrows,  like  a  ffood, 
Impatient  of  restraint. 
Into  thy  bosom,  0,  my  God, 
Pour  out  a  long  complaint. 

2  This  impious  heart  of  mine 
Could  once  defy  the  Lord, 


FORGIVENESS  AND  PARDON,  1 7-3 

Could  rush  with  violence  on  to  sin  » 
In  presence  of  thy  sword. 

3  How  often  have  I  stood 

A  rebel  to  the  skies  ! 
And  5'et,  and  yet — oh.  matchless  grace  ! — 
Thy  thunder  silent  lies. 

4  Oh.  shall  I  never  feel 

The  melting?  of  thy  love  ? 
Am  I  of  such  hell-hardened  steel 
That  mercy  cannot  move  ? 

5  O'ercome  by  dj^inglove, 

Here  at  thy  cross  I  lie, 
And  throw  my  flesh,  my  soul,  my  all, 
And  weep,  and  love,  and  die. 

6  "Rise,"  says  the  Savior,  ''rise  ! 

Behold  my  wounded  veins  ! 
Here  flows  a  sacred  crimson  flood 
To  wash  away  thy  stains." 

7  See,  God  is  reconciled  ! 

Behold  his  smiling  face! 
Let  joyful  c'herubs  clap  their  wings, 
And  sound  aloud  his  grace. 


REGENERATION    AND 
CONVERSION. 


189  0.  M.  Eoskins. 

Ye  must  he  lorn  again. — John  iii,  7. 

SINNERS  !  this  solemn  truth  regard ! 
Hear,  ail  ye  sons  of  men  ; 
For  Christ  the  Savior  hath  declared, 
"Ye  must  be  born  again." 

2  Whate'er  might  be  your  birth  or  blood, 

The  sinners  boast  is  vain  : 
Thus  saith  the  glorious  Son  of  God  : 
''Ye  must  be  born  again." 

3  Our  nature  totally  depraved, 

The  heart  a  sink  of  sin, 
Without  a  change  we  can't  be  saved, 
"We  must  be  born  again." 

4  That  which  is  born  of  flesh  is  flesh, 

And  ilesh  it  will  remain  ; 
Then  marvel  not  that  Jesus  saith, 
"Ye  must  be  born  again." 

5  Spirit  of  life  !  thy  grace  impart, 

And  breathe  on  sinners  slain  ; 
And  witness,  Lord,  in  every  heart, 
That  we  are  born  again. 


REGENERATION  AND  CONVERSION.  17ft 

6  [Dear  Savior,  let  us  now  begin 
To  trust  and  love  thy  word  ; 
And  by  forsaking  every  sin, 
Prove  we  are  born  of  God.] 

190  8,  8,  8.  KenVs  Seleo 

Recessity  of  Regeneraiion. 

A  WAKED  by  Sinai's  awful  sound, 
JjL  My  soul  in  bonds  of  guilt  I  found, 

And  knew  not  where  to  go  ; 
O'erwlielmed  v/ith  sin,  with  anguish  slain, 
The  sinner  must  he  BORN  AGAIN, 

Or  sink  to  endless  woe. 

2  Amazed  I  stood,  but  could  not  tell 

*  Which  way  to  shun  the  gates  of  hell, 

For  death  and  hell  drew  near  ; 
I  strove  indeed,  but  strove  in  vain  ; 
The  sinner  must  le  born  AGAIN, 

Still  sounded  in  my  ear. 

3  Then  to  the  law  I  trembling  fled, 
It  poured  its  curses  on  my  head, 

I  no  relief  could,  find  ; 
This  fearful  truth  increased  my  pain, 
2'he  sinner  must  he  born  again, 

O'erwlielmed  my  tortured  mind. 

4:  Again  did  Sinai's  thunders  roll, 
And  guilt  lay  heavy  on  my  soul, 

A  vast,  unwieldy  load  ; 
Alas  !  I  read  and  saw  it  plain, 


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J  78  REGENERATIOISr 

The  sinner  munt  he  born  AGAIN, 
Or  drink  tlie  wratli  of  God. 

5  The  saints  I  heard  with  rapture  tell 
How  Jesus  conquered  death  and  hel! 

And  broke  the  fowler's  snare  ; 
Yet,  when  I  found  this  truth  remain^ 
The  miner  must  be  born  AGAIN, 

I  sank  in  deep  despair. 

6  But  while  I  thus  in  anguish  lay, 
Jesus  of  Nazareth  passed  that  way, 

And  felt  his  pity  move  ; 
The  sinner,  "by  his  justice  slain, 
Now,  by  his  grace,  is  born  again, 

And  sings  redeeming  love, 

191  C.  M.  Watts^  {altered.) 

Regeneration. — John  i.  13. 

"VTOT  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth, 
-L 1    Nor  rites  that  God  has  given, 
Nor  will  of  man,  nor  blood,  nor  birth, 
Can  raise  a  soul  to  heaven. 

2  The  sovereign  will  of  God  alone 

Creates  us  heirs  of  grace ; 
Born  in  the  image  of  his  Son, 
A  new,  peculiar  race. 

3  The  Spirit,  like  some  heavenly  wind, 

Blows  OB  the  sons  of  flesh, 

Renews  the  spirit  of  the  mind. 

And  forms  the  man  afresh. 


AND  CONVERSION.  iTT 

4  Our  quickened  souls  awake,  and  rise 

From  the  long  sleep  of  death  ; 

On  heavenly  things  we  fix  our  eyes, 

And  praise  employs  our  breath. 

192  ^s,  7s.  Swain, 

Fraise  for  Conversion. — Jer.  xxxi.  3. 

ON  the  brink  of  fiery  ruin, 
Justice,  with  a  flaming  sword, 
Was  my  guilty  soul  pursuing. 
When  I  first  beheld  my  Lord. 

2  [Terrified  with  Sinai's  thuPxder,* 
Straight  I  flew  to  Calvary : 
Where  I  saw  with  love  and  wonder 
Him,  by  faith,  who  died  for  me. J 


'  3  "Sinner,"  he  exclaimed,  "I've  loved  tliee 
V/ith  an  everlasting  love  ; 
Justice  has  in  me  approved  thee  ; 
Thou  shalt  dwell  vfith  me  above." 

4  Sweet  as  ang-els'  notes  in  heaven, 

When  to  golden  harps  they  sounds 
Is  the  voice  of  sins  forgiven 
To  the  soul  by  Sataa  bound. 

5  Sweet  as  angels'  harp  in  glory 

Was  that  heavenly  voice  tome,* 
When  I  saw  my  Lord  before  me. 
Bleed  and  die  to  set  me  free  \ 


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178  REGENERATION 

6  Saints,  attend  with  holy  wonder  I 
Sinners,  hear  and  sing  his  praise  ! 
'Tis  the  Grod  that  holds  the  thunder 
Shows  himself  the  God  of  grace. 

193  7s.  Vanmeter. 

The  Stranger. 
ITRxlNGER,  if  thou  want  to  know, 


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\\\\o  I  am,  and  hov/  I  do, 
Come  and  listen  while  I  tell 
Who  I  am,  and  where  I  dwell : 

2  I  was  lost  in  nature's  night ; 
Witliout  hearing,  without  sight ; 
Faint  with  sickness,  wounded,  sore, 
Deep  in  debt,  and  very  poor. 

3  Jesus  found  me  in  this  state, 
Kindly  canceled  ail  my  debt ; 
Healed  my  sickness,  gave  me  sight, 
Filled  my  heart  with  pure  delight ! 

4  Jesus  promised  to  defend, 
And  to  be  my  constant  friend  : 
"Though  thy  foes  be  great,"  said  he, 
"I  will  aid  and  succor  thee." 

5  In  myself,  I  am  unclean, 

Vile  and  t^inful,  base  and  mean  ; 

But  in  Jesus,  I  appear 

"White  and  comely,  bright  and  fair. 


AND  CONVERSION.  17* 

5  In  myself,  I  own  it  true, 
I'm  condemned,  and  justly,  too  ; 
But  in  Jesus,  I  am  free 
From  the  law  that  threatens  me. 

7  In  myself,  I'm  led  to  see 

lam  worse  than  poverty  ; 

But  in  Jesus  I  possess 

Hiches,  fame,  and  righteousness. 

B  In  m.yself  I  soon  must  die  ; 
In  the  dust  my  flesh  shall  lie  ; 
But  in  Jesus,  (wondrous  thought !) 
I  shall  live  his  daj^s  throughout ! 

9  'Tis  enough  !  I  ask  no  more  : 
Jesus  hath  laid  up  in  store. 
Riches,  honor,  life  and  peace — 
Joys  divine,  that  never  cease  ! 

lOStranger  !  wilt  thou  go  with  me  ? 
Christ  hath  plenteous  grace  for  thee  : 
Wilt  thou  leave  thy  carnal  toys, 
For  the  Lord's  eternal  joys  ? 

194  P.  M. '  Anonymous, 

Conversio'ti. 
^piIEPtE  is  a  spot,  to  me  more  dear, 
X    Than  native  vale  or  mountain  ; 
A  spot,  from  which  affection's  tear, 

Springs  grateful  from  its  fountain. 
"Tis  not  where  kindred  souls  are  bound, 

Though  this  resembles  heaven  ; 


180  REGENERATION 

But  where  I  first  my  Savior  found, 
And  felt  my  sins  forgiven. 

2  Hard  was  my  lot  to  reach  the  shore — 

Long  tossed  upon  the  ocean  ; 
Above  me  was  the  thunder's  roar — 

Beneath,  the  wave's  commotion. 
Darkly  the  pall  of  night  was  thrown 

Around  me — faint  with  terror  ! 
In  that  dark  hour  how  did  I  groan 

And  weep  for  years  of  error  ! 

3  Sinking  and  panting,  as  for  breath, 

I  knew  not  help  was  near  me  :  -\ 

I  cried  ''Oh  !  save  me  Lord,  from  death  !     ' 

''Immortal  Jesus,  hear  me  !" 
As  quick  as  thought  I  felt  him  mine  :  j 

My  Savior  stood  before  me  ! 
I  saw  his  brightness  round  me  shine, 

And  shouted  "Glory,  glory  !" 

4:  0  !  sacred  place  !  Oh  !  hallowed  spot ! 

Where  love  divine  first  found  me ! 
Wherever  falls  my  distant  lot, 

My  heart  sliall  linger  round  thee. 
And  when  from  e-srth  I  rise,  to  soar 

Up  to  my  home  in  heaven  ; 
DowQ,  will  I  cast  my  eyes,  once  more, 

Where  I  was  first  forgiven  ! 

195  G.  M.  Mioton. 

A  Sight  of  the  Cross. 

XN  evil  long  I  took  delight, 
Unawed  by  shame  or  fear, 


AKTD  CONVERSION.  181 

Till  a  new  objoct  struck  my  sight, 
And  stopped  my  wild  career* 

!  I  saw  one  hanging  on  a  tree, 
In  agonies  and  blood  ; 
Who  fixed  his  languid  eyes  on  me, 
As  near  the  cross  I  stood. 

Sure  never  till  my  latest  breath 

Can  I  forget  that  look  :_  ^ 
It  seemed  to  charge  me  with  his  death, 

Though  not  a  word  he  spoke. 

My  conscience  felt  and  owned  the  guilty 

And  plunged  _mc  in  despair  ; 
I  saw  my  sins  his  bipod  had  spilt 

And  helped  to  nail  him  there. 

Alas  !  I  knew  not  what  I  did, 

But  knew  my  tears  were  vain  ; 
Where  shall  my  treiijbllng  soul  be  hid, 

For  I  the  Lord  have  slain  ! 

A  second  look  he  give,  which  said, 

"I  freely  all  forgive  ; 
This  blood  is  for  thy  rans'om  paid  ; 

I  die  that  thou  mayst  live." 

With  pleasing  grief  and  mournful  joy 

My  spirit  now  is  filled. 
That  I  should  such  a  life  destroy, 

Yet  live  by  him  I  killed. 


183  REGENERATION 

196  7s,  6s.  Newton 

The  Good  Physician. 

HOW  lost  was  my  condition 
Till  Jesus  made  me  whole  ! 
There  is  but  one  Physician 
Can  cure  a  sin-sick  soul ! 
Next  door  to  death  he  found  me, 

And  snatched  me  from  the  grave, 
To  tell  to  ail  around  me 
His  wondrous  power  to  save. 

2  The  worst  of  all  diseases 

Is  light  compared  with  sin  ; 
On  every  part  it  seizes. 

But  rages  most  within  : 
'Tis  palsy,  plague,  and  fever, 

And  madness,  all  combined  ; 
And  none  but  a  believer 

The  least  relief  can  finct 

3  Fr_om  men,  great  skill  professing, 

I  thought  a  cure  to  gain ; 
But  this  proved  more  distressing, 

And  added  to  my  pain  : 
Some  said  that  nothing  ailed  me, 

Some  gave  me  up  for  lost : 
Thus  every  refuge  failed  me 

And  all  my  hopes  were  crossed. 

4  At  length  this  great  Physician 

(How  matchless  is  his  grace  !) 


AND  CONVERSION.  188 


Accepted  my  petition, 
And  undertook  irs}''  case  : 

First  gave  me  sight  to  view  liim, 
(For  sin  my  eyes  had  sealed,) 

Then  bade  me  look  unto  him  : 
I  looked,  and  I  was  healed. 


INVITATIONS  AND  PROMISES. 


im  C.  M.  Medley. 

Wnosoever  will,  let  Mm  come. — ^Rev.  xxii.  17. 

OH,  what  amazing  .words  of  grace 
Are  in  the  gospel  found  ! 
Suited  to  every  sinner's  ease 
'  Who  knows  the  joyful  sound. 

2  Poor,  sinful,  thirsty,  fainting  souls 

Are  freely  welcome  here  ; 
Salvation  like  a  river  rolls. 
Abundant,  free,  and  cle?^. 

3  Come,  then,  with  all  your  wants  artd  wounds, 

Your  every  burden  bring ; 
Here  love,  unchanging  love,  abounds, 
A  deep  celestial  spring ! 

4  W'hoever  will  (oh,  gracious  word  !) 

Shall  of  this  stream  partake  ; 
Come,  thirsty  souls,  and  bless  the  Lord, 
And  drink  for  Jesus'  sake  ! 


Ifi4  IKTITATlONi 

5  Millions  of  sinners,  vile  as  you 

Have  here  found  life  and  peace  ; 
Come,  then,  and  prove  its  virtues  too, 
And  drink,  adore,  and  bless. 

19S    ^  C.  M.  Watts. 

The  FaitJhf  Illness  d^  God  and  his  Promises. 

BEGIN,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme 
xind  speak  some  ]30undless  thing, 
The  mighty  works,  or  mightier  name, 
Of  our  eternal  King. 

2  Tell  of  his  wondrous  i\iithfulness, 

And  sound  his  power  abroad. 
Sing  the  sweet  promise  of  his  grace,  •• 

And  the  performing  God. 

3  Proclaim  '"salvation  from  the  Lord, 

For  wretched,  dying  men  ;" 
His  hand  has  writ  the  sacred  word 
With  an  immortal  pen. 

4  Engraved,  as  in  eternal  brass, 

The  mighty  promise  shines; 
Nor  can  the  powers  of  darkness  raso 
Those  everlasting  lines. 

5  [He  that  can  dash  whole  worlds  to  death, 

And  make  them  when  he  please. 
He  speaks,  and  that  almighty  breath 
Fulfills  his  great  decrees. 


AND  PROMISES.  186 

6  His  very  word  of  graced  strong      v 
As  that  which  built  the  skies ; 
The  voice  that  rolls  the  stars  along 
Speaks  all  the  promises.] 

199  C.  M.  ^Dolell. 

The  Penitent  Invited, 

"\rE  burdened  souls  to  Jesus  C3me, 
X    You  need  not  be  afraid  ; 
He  loves  to  hear  poor  sinners  cry, 
He  loves  to  hear  them  plead. 

2  Ye  humble  souls,  to  Jesus  come, 

'Tis  he  who  made  you  see 
Your  wretched,  ruined,  helpless  state —  . 
Your  guilt  and  misery. 

3  Christ  is  a  friend  to  mourning  souls, 

Then  why  should  you  despair. 
Since  Saul  and  Mary  Magdalene 
Found  grace  and  mercy  here  ? 

20 0  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 
The  Awakened  Sinner. 

AW4KENED  soul,  to  Jesus  fly, 
He  hath  a  balm  to  heal  thy  wound  ; 
Approach  his  throne,  he'll  not  deny  ; 
'Tis  there,  alone,  that  pardon's  found. 

I  **  I  am  too  guilty  to  presume 
To  call  upon  his  holy  ,iame ; 

18 


186  INVITATIONS 

I  fear  his  anger  would  consume 
A  wretch  so  vile  and  full  of  shame. 

8  Although  thy  sins  as  scarlet  be, 

His  blood  can  wash  those  sins  away  ; 
His  premaise  is  to  such  as  thee, 

The^  come,  he  will  not  say  thee  nay. 

4  "  How  can  a  wretch,  so  vile  as  I, 

Expect  his  mercy  to  receive  ; 
I  fear  I  shall  a  sinner  die  ; 

Lord,  help  a  sinner  to  beheve  !  " 

5  The  vilest  have  his  mercy  found, 

And  shared  the  richest  of  his  store ; 
He  never  on  a  beggar  frowned, 

Then  trust  his  grace,  and  doubt  no  more. 

201  L.  M.  Anon. 

The  Penitent  Suppliant. 

BEHOLD  a  sinner,  dearest  Lord, 
Encouraged  by  thy  gracious  word, 
l^Jpuld  venture  near  to  seek  that  bread 
By  wliich  thy  children  here  are  fed. 

2  Do  not  the  humble  suit  deny, 
Of  such  a  guilty  wretch  as  I : 

But  let  me  feed  on  crumbs,  though  small, 
Which  from  thy  children's  table  fall. 

3  I  am  a  sinne*-,  Lord,  I  own  : 
By  sin  and  guilt  I  am  undone  ; 

Yet  I  would  wait,  and  plead  and  pray, 
Since  none  are  empty  sent  away. 


i 


AND  PROMISES.  187 

202  L.  M.  Vaiimeter. 
A  Soul  in  Distress. 

DISTRESSED  soul,  to  Jesus  go, 
He  hath  a  bahii  for  all  thy  wo, 
Mercy  and  grace  he  hath  to  give ; 
He  bids  the  dying  sinner  live. 

2  With  all  thy  guilt,  and  sin,  and  shame, 
Approach  the  all-atoning  Lamb  ; 
Thou  shalt  his  pardoning  grace  receive ; 
He  bids  the  guilty  sinner  live. 

He  asks  no  price  for  all  his  grace, 
His  merit,  blood  or  righteousness  ; 
Thy  heart  is  all  he  will  receive, 
Then,  come,  poor  sinner,  come  and  live. 

Though  guilt  and  sin  like  mountains  rise, 
And  seem  to  reach  the  upper  skies  ; 
Mountains  shall  move  if  thou  beUeve ; 
Rise,  laden  sinner,  rise  and  live. 

« 

203  S.  M.  Newton. 
The  Penitent  at  the  Door  of  Mercy, 

HUNGRY,  and  faint,  and  poor. 
Behold  us.  Lord,  again. 
Assembled  at  thy  Mercy's  door, 
Thy  bounty  to  obtain. 

2  Thy  word  invites  us  nigh, 
Or  we  must  starve  indeed  ; 


188  INVITATIONS 

For  we  no  money  have  to  buy 
No  righteousness  to  plead. 

3  The  food  our  spirits  want 
Thy  hand  alone  can  give  : 
0,  hear  the  prayer  of  faith,  and  grant 
That  we  may  eat  and  live. 


S04  L.  M.  Vanmet&r, 

The  Heavy  Laden  Sinner. 

LADEN  with  sin  and  guilt  am  I, 
A  sinner  justly  doomed  to  die  ; 
Had  I  a  thousand  worlds  to  give 
They  all  should  go  that  I  might  live  ! 

2  Great  God  !  shall  I  at  last  he  down, 
Beneath  thy  wrath,  beneath  thy  frown  ? 
It  were  but  justice,  should  I  be 
Cut  ou  from  happiness  and  thee. 

S  Oh  !  that  I  were  some  harmless  bird, 
That  can  not  sin  against  the  Lord  ! 
Nor  be  the  olject  of  his  wrath. 
Nor  fear  his  judgment  after  death  ! 

4  Were  I  some  beast  upon  the  plain, 
Without  a  soul  to  suffer  pain  ! 
A  spreading  tree,  an  opening  flower, 
^\inX  I  might  never  dread  his  power  ! 


AND  PROMISES.  189 

5  The  pine  can  spread,  the  flower  can  bloom ; 
The  bird  can  sing,  the  beast  can  roam  ; 
But  wo  !  is  me,  for  I  must  go 

Down  to  the  realms  of  endless  wo  ! 

6  0,  Savior  !  hear  a  sinner  cry, 

And  save  a  wretch  condemned  to  die ! 
Thine  arm,  alone,  can  reach  my  case ; 
0  !  magnify  thy  sovereign  grace  ! 


205  7s.  Kent. 

The  Wells  of  Salvation. — Isa.  xii.  3. 

WATER  from  salvation's  wells, 
Thirsty  sinner,  come  and  draw; 
Grace  in  Jesus'  fullness  dwells, 
More  than  men  or  angels  know. 

2  Love's  the  fountain  whence  it  rose, 
Who  its  height  or  depth  can  tell  ? 
Christ  the  channel  whence  it  flows, 
O'er  the  banks  of  sin  to  swell. 

8  Thousands  now  around  the  throne 
Water  from  this  fountain  drew, 
Felt  their  griefs  and  sorrows  gone, 
Sung  his  praise,  and  so  should  you. 

4  Bring  your  empty  vessels  nigh, 
Cups  or  flagons,  great  or  small, 


I 


190  INVITATIONS 

To  the  brim  in  rich  supply. 
Love  eternal  fills  them  all. 

6  Bring  no  money,  price,  or  aught. 
Deeds  or  alms,  or  pleasing  frame, 
Mercy  never  can  be  bought — 
Grace  is  free  in  Christ  the  Lamb. 


5206  0.  M.  Vanmeter. 

^^  Come  unto  me  all  ye  that  Labor y — Matth.  xi.  28. 
"pOME  unto  me,"  the  Savior  calls, 
V^  "All  ye  that  labor,  come  ; 
I'll  give  you  rest  from  all  your  toils, 
And  will  conduct  you  home. 

2  "Come,  take  my  yoke,  and  learn  of  me, 

I'm  of  a  lowly  mind  ; 
Ye  shall  find  rest,  and  I  will  be 
A  covert  from  the  wind. 

3  "My  yoke  is  easy,  and  I'll  make 

My  burden  to  be  light ; 
•  Then  follow  me,  and  for  my  sake,     « 
Keep  all  your  garments  white. 

4  "He  that  would  my  disciple  be, 

Must  daily  bear  his  cross. 
Deny  himself  and  follow  me, 

And  count  the  world  but  dross." 


AND  PROMISES.  191 

207  S.  M.  mwton. 

The  Pool  of  Bethesda.— John  v.  2,  9. 

BESIDE  the  gospel  pool, 
Appointed  for  the  poor, 
From  year  to  year  my  helpless  soul 
Has  waited  for  a  cure. 

2  How  often  hare  I  seen 

The  healing  waters  move. 
And  others  round  me,  stepping  in, 
Their  efficacy  prove ! 

•3  [But  my  complaints  remain ; 
I  feel  the  very  same — 
As  full  of  guilt,  and  fear,  and  pain — ■ 
As  when  at  first  I  came. 

4  Oh,  would  the  Lord  appear, 

My  malady  to  heal ! 
He  knows  how  long  I've  languished  here,, 
And  what  distress  I  feel.]  :• 

5  How  often  have  I  thought, 

Why  should  I  longer  lie  ? 
Surely  the  mercy  I  have  sought 
Is  not  for  such  as  I ! 

6  But  whither  can  I  go  ? 

There  is  no  other  pool 
Where  streams  of  sovereign  virtue  flow 
To  make  a  sinner  whole. 


193  'IfcjVITATIONS 

7  Here,  then,  from  day  to  day, 

I'll  wait,  and  hope,  and  try: 
Can  Jesus  hear  a  sinner  pray, 
Yet  suifer  him  to  die  ? 

8  No  r  he  is  full  of  grace ; 

He  never  will  permit 
A  soul,  that  fain  would  see  his  face, 
To  perish  at  his  feet. 

208  L.  M.  Watts. 

A  Penitent  Pleading  for  Pardon. — Ps.  11. 

SHOW  pit}",  Lord!  0,  Lord,  forgive; 
Let  a  repenting  rebel  live  ; 
Are  not  thy  mercies  large  and  free  ? 
May  not  a  sinner  trust  in  thee  ? 

2  My  crimes  are  great,  but  not  surpass 
The  power  and  glory  of  thy  grace ; 
Great  God,  thy  nature  hath  no  bound, 
So  let  thy  pardoning  love  be  found. 

3  Oh,  wash  my  soul  from  every  sin. 
And  make  my  guilty  conscience  clean ; 
Here  on  my  heart  the  burden  lies, 
And  past  offences  pain  my  eyes. 

i  My  lips  with  sham.e  my  sins  confess- 
Against  thy  law,  against  thy  grace  ; 
Lord,  should  thy  judgment  grow  severe, 
I  am  condcmfied,  but  thou  art  clear. 


AND  PROMISES.  193 

5  Should  sudden  vengeance  seize  my  breath, 
I  must  pronounce  thee  just  in  death  ; 
And  if  my  soul  were  sent  to  hell, 

Thy  righteous  law  approves  it  well. 

6  Yet  save  a  trembling  sinner,  Lord, 
Whose  hope,  still  hovering  round  thy  word, 
Would  light  on  some  sweet  promise  there, 
Some  sure  support  against  despair. 


k 


THE    CHRISTIAN 


a09  C.  M.  Watts. 

Holy  Fortitude. — 1  Cor.  xvi.  13. 

AM  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross, 
A  follower  of  the  Lamb  ? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 
Or  blush  to  speak  his  name  ? 

J  Must  I  be  carried  to -the  sWps 
On  flowery  beds  of  ease  ; 
While  ^-  Uiers  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas  ? 

\  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face  ? 
Must  I  nQt  stem  the  flood  ? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God  ? 


194  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign  : 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord  ! 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints  in  all  this  glorious  war 

Shall  conquer  though  they  die ; 
They  see  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  day  shaU  rise, 

And  all  thine  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  thine. 


5810  8s.  ParhmsoTi's  Col. 

Exjierience, 

I  AM  a  stranger  here  below, 
And  what  I  am  is  hard  to  know  ; 
I  am  so  vile,  so  prone  to  sin, 
I  fear  that  Fm  not  born  again. 

2  Would  I  experience  call  to  mind, — 
I  often  find  myself  so  blind, 
AH  marks  of  grace  seem  to  be  gone. 
Which  makes  me  fear  that  I  am  wrong. 

8  I  find  myself  out  of  the  way ; 
My  thoughts  are  often  gone  astray ; 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  1*5 

Like  one  alone  I  seem  to  be  : 
Oh,  is  there  any  one  hke  me  ? 

4  'Tis  seldom  I  can  ever  see 
Myself  as  I  would  wish  to  be ; 
What  I  desire  I  can't  retain, 
From  what  I  hate  I  can't  refrain. 

6  So  far  from  God  I  seem  to  lie. 
That  often  I'm  constrained  to  cry ; 
I  fear  at  last  that  I  shall  fall. 
Or,  if  a  saint,  I'm  least  of  aU. 

6  I  seldom  find  a  heart  to  pray, 

So  many  things  come  in  the  way  ; 
Thus  filled  with  doubts,  I  ask  to  know, 
i     Come  tell  me  if  'tis  thus  with  you? 

7  By  sore  experience  I  do  know 
There's  nothing  good  that  I  can  do  ; 
I  cannot  satisfy  the  law, 

Nor  hope  nor  comfort  from  it  draw. 

3  My  nature  is  so  prone  to  sin, 
And  all  my  duties  so  unclean, 
That,  when  I  count  up  all  the  cost, 
Without  free  grace  I  know  Fm  lost. 

211  L.  M.  VanmeUr. 

The  Christian  Warfare. — Rom.  vii. 

FULL  of  vain  thoughts  and  worldly  cares, 
Oft  I  am  made,  with  Paul,  to  cry, 


r 


196  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

'Midst  my  temptations,  doubts  and  fears  : 
"Oh  !  what  a  wretched  man  am  I  !" 

2  Though  oft  the  throne  I  supphcate, 

That  I  may  from  such  evils  fly  ; 
Yet  do  the  very  things  I  hate  : 

"Oh  !  what  a  wretched  man  am  I !" 

3  Sold  under  sin,  I  always  find 

My  flesh  opposed  to  the  most  High  ; 
Not  to  his  sovereign  will  resigned : 
"Oh  !  What  a  wretched  man  am  I !" 

4  The  law  is  holy,  just  and  good. 

But  I  cannot  with  it  comply  ; 
I  cannot  do  the  things  I  would  : 

"Oh  !  what  a  wretched  man  am  I !" 

5  'Tis  thus  the  Spirit  and  the  flesh, 

Both  strive  to  gain  the  victory  ; 
Each  day  I  feel  the  war  afresh  : 

"Oh  !  what  a  wretched  man  am  I !" 

6  But  hark  !  I  hear  my  Savior's  voice  ? 

My  soul  shall  on  his  grace  rely  ; 
He  bids  me  in  his  name  rejoice. 
For  he  hath  gained  the  victory. 

212  L.  M.         ParUnson's  Selet 

Self-Examination. 

"TT7HAT  strange  perplexities  arise  ! 
V  V     "VYhat  anxious  fears  and  jealousies  ! 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  197 

What  crowds  in  doubtful  light  appear  ! 
How  few,  alas  !  approved  and  clear  ! 

And  what  am  I?  M}^  soul,  awake, 
And  an  impartial  survey  take  ; 
Does  no  dark  sign,  no  ground  of  fear, 
In  practice  or  in  heart  appear  ? 

What  image  does  my  spirit  bear  ? 

Is  Jesus  formed  and  living  there  ? 

Say,  do  his  lineaments  divine 

In  thought,  and  word,  and  action  shine  ? 

Searcher  of  hearts,  oh,  search  me  still ; 
The  secrets  of  my  soul  reveal ; 
My  fears  remove.    Let  me  appear 
To  God  and  my  own  conscience  clear. 

.3  S.  M.  Newton. 

Lamentations  i.  14. 

LORD,  can  a  soul  like  mine. 
Unholy  and  unclean, 
Dare  venture  near  a  throne  of  grace, 
With  such  a  load  of  sin  ? 

f  I  attempt  to  pray, 

And  lisp  thy  holy  name, 
•ify  thoughts  are  hurried  soon  away ; 

I  know  not  where  I  am. 

f  in  thy  word  I  look, 
Such  dai'kness  fills  my  mind, 


198  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

I  only  read  a  sealed  book, 
But  no  relief  can  find. 

4  Myself  can  hardly  bear 

This  wretched  heart  of  mine  ; 

How  hateful  then  must  it  appear 

To  those  pure  eyes  of  thine  ! 

5  ThatT  blood  which  Jesus  spilt, 

That  grace  which  is  thine  own. 
Can  cleanse  the  vilest  sinner's  guilt, 
And  soften  hearts  of  stone. 

6  Low  at  thy  feet  I  bow, 

Oh,  pity  and  forgive ! 
Here  will  I  lie  and  wait  till  thou 
Shalt  bid  me  rise  and  live. 

SB14  L.  M.  Vanmeter, 

Gratitude  for  Fast  Blessings. 

AND  yet,  the  Lord  remembers  me  ! 
He  still  protects  me  by  his  power ; 
Each  day  his  bounteous  hand  I  see ; 
His  grace  upholds  me  every  hour. 

2  Though  oft  I  do  forgetful  prove, 

His  love  to  me  is  still  the  same  ; 
And  yet,  for  such  unchanging  love, 
My  thanks  and  my  returns  how  lame  ! 

3  Through  many  dangers  I  have  come, 

Where  death  appeared  on  every  hand ; 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  199 

Others  have  sunk  into  the  tomb, 

While  I  through  grace,  am  left  to  stand ! 

ni  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 
While  he  permits  me  here  to  stay ; 

And  after  death  I  will  record, 

His  grace  throughout  an  endless  day. 

815  8s  and  7s.  RoHnson. 

Ehenezer. — 1  Sam.  vii.  12. 

COME,  thou  Fount  of  every  blessing, 
Tune  my  heart  to  sing  thy  grace : 
Streams  of  mercy,  never  ceasing, 

Call  for  songs  of  loudest  praise  : 
Teach  me  some  melodious  sonnet. 

Sung  by  flaming  tongues  above  ; 
Praise  the  mount !  Oh,  fix  me  on  it, — 
Mount  of  thy  redeeming  love. 

Here  I  raise  my  Ebenezer, 

Hither  by  thy  help  Fm  come ; 
And  I  trust  by  thy  good  pleasure, 

Safely  to  arrive  at  home. 
Jesus  sought  me  when  a  stranger, 

Wandering  from  the  fold  of  God  ; 
He  to  rescue  me  from  danger, 

Interposed  his  precious  blood  ! 

Oh,  to  gi'ace  how  great  a  debtor 

Daily  I'm  constrained  to  be  ! 
Let  thy  grace,  L«rd,  like  a  fetter. 

Bind  my  wandering  heart  to  thee ; 


200  THE  CHRISTIAN, 

Prone  to  wander,  Lord,  I  feel  it ; 

Prone  to  leave  the  God  I  love  ; 
Here's  my  heart :  oh,  take  and  seal  it ! 

Seal  it  for  thy  courts  above. 

ai6  C.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Hope^  the  Anclior  of  the  Soul. 

THOUGH  sin  and  Satan  both  unite, 
To  overcome  my  hope  ; 
Jesus,  in  whom  is  my  dehght, 
I  trust  will  bear  me  up. 

2  "Why  should  I  dread  the  storms  that  rise, 

And  howl  around  my  head  ; 
Since  Jesus  manages  the  skies. 
And  promises  his  aid  ? 

3  Though  tempests  blow  and  billows  roll, 

And  though  my  bark  is  frail ; 
Yet  hope,  the  anchor  of  my  soul. 
Is  cast  within  the  vail. 

4  Why  should  I  shun  to  bear  my  cross, 

And  undergo  the  shame  ; 
Since  earth's  best  treasures  are  but  dross, 
Compared  with  Jesus'  name  ? 

B  Why  should  I  dread  cold  Jordan's  wave? 
'Tis  but  a  narrow  stream  ? 
•  Why  need  I  shudder  at  the  grave, 
Since  Jesus  can  redeem  ? 


I 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  201 

6  Yes,  when  the  earth,  and  time,  shall  end, 
Jesus,  in  whom  I  trust, 
Will  come,  and  like  a  faithful  Friend, 
Reanimate  my  dust. 

•11"7  L.  M.  Beddome. 

Patience. 

DEAR  Lord,  though  bitter  is  the  cup 
Thy  gracious  hand  deals  out  to  me, 
I  cheerfully  will  drink  it  up  : 
That  cannot  hurt  which  comes  from  thee. 

'Tis  full  of  thine  unchanging  love, 
Nor  can  a  drop  of  wrath  be  there  ; 

The  saints  forever  blest  above 
Were  often  most  afflicted  here. 

3  From  Jesus,  thy  incarnate  Son, 
I'll  learn  obedience  to  thy  will, 
And  humbly  kiss  the  chastening  rod 
When  its  severest  strokes  I  feel. 

ai8  0.  M.  Vanmeter. 

"ify  Leanness,  My  Leanness^ — Isa.  24,  16. 

HOW  cold  and  barren  is  my  soul ! 
How  lifeless  is  my  heart ! 
While  doubts  and  troubles  o'er  me  roll. 
And  gloomy  hours  impart. 

2  There  was  a  time  I  thought  I  loved 
The  Savior's  precious  name ; 

14 


202  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

But  how  have  my  affections  roved 
And  brought  my  soul  to  shame  ? 

3  "Where  is  the  joy  ?  where  is  the  peace, 

That  made  my  heart  so  glad  ? 
If  I  e'er  tasted  of  his  grace, 
Why,  now,  am  I  so  sad  ? 

4  How  often  am  I  led  to  fear, 

That  I  have  been  deceived ; 
So  few  the  marks  of  grace  appear, 
I  fear  I've  not  believed. 

5  Dear  Savior  !  if  I'm  thine,  indeed. 

Reclaim  this  wandering  heart ! 
If  not,  Oh  !  cause  it,  Lord,  to  bleed ! 
Eternal  life  impart. 

219        ^  8,  8,  6.  B.  Bill. 

1  Timothy  6,  8. 

TELL  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys, 
Of  sinful  mirth  and  carnal  joys. 
The  things  I  loved  before ; 
Let  me  but  view  my  Savior's  face,  • 

And  feel  his  animating  grace, 
And  I  desire  no  more. 

2  Tell  me  no  more  of  praise  and  wealth. 

Tell  me  no  more  of  ease  and  health. 

For  these  have  all  their  snares : 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  203 

Let  me  but  know  my  sins  forgiven, 
And  see  my  name  enrolled  in  heaven, 
And  I  am  free  from  cares. 

{  Tell  me  no  more  of  lofty  towers, 
Delightful  gardens,  fragrant  bowers, 

For  these  are  trifling  things  ; 
The  little  room  for  me  designed, 
Will  suit  as  well  ni}^  easy  mind, 
As  palaces  of  kings. 

[  Tell  me  no  more  of  crowded  guests, 
Of  sumptuous  feasts  and  gaudy  dress. 

Extravagance  and  waste ; 
My  little  table  only  spread 
With  wholesome  herbs  and  wholesome  bread, 
Will  better  suit  my  taste. 

•  5  Give  me  the  bible  in  my  hand, 
A  heart  to  read  and  understand. 

And  faith  to  trust  the  Lord  ; 
I'd  sit  alone  from  day  to  day, 
Nor  urge  my  company  to  stay, 

Nor  wish  to  rove  alDroad. 

•2'iO  L.  x\I.  Wafts. 

John  i.  12. 

"VTOT  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth, 

!.>    Who  boast  the  honors  of  their  birth, 

Such  real  dignity  can  clnim 

As  those  who  bear  the  Christian  name. 


204  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

2  To  them  the  privilege  is  given 

To  be  the  sons  and  heirs  of  heaven ; 

Sons  of  the  God  who  reigns  on  high, 

And  heirs  of  joy  beyond  the  sky. 

8   On  them,  a  happy  chosen  race, 

Their  Father  pours  his  richest  grace  ; 
To  them  his  counsels  he  imparts. 
And  stamps  his  image  on  their  hearts. 

4  When,  through  temptation,  they  rebel. 
His  chastening  rod  he  makes  them  feel ; 
Then,  with  a  father's  tender  heart. 
He  soothes  the  pain,  and  heals  the  smart, 

221  L.  M.  Vanmeter 

The  Christian,  Calm  in  Life  and  in  Death. 

ry  HE  child  of  God,  how  highly  blessed, 
J.    Of  honors,  life  and  peace  possessed  ; 
How  calm  his  life,  serene  his  path. 
When  he  can  walk  the  road  by  faith. 

2  Though  storm  and  tempest  round  him  rise. 
Calmly  he  views  the  troubled  skies  ; 

And  knows  that  God,  the  God  of  grace, 
Can  bid  the  storm  and  tempest  cease. 

3  Though  persecution  wield  the  sword. 
His  faith  is  centered  in  the  Lord  ; 
Nor  death,  nor  hell  shall  him  affright. 
For  still  he  trusts  the  God  of  might. 


■  THE  CHRISTIAN.  205 

4  And  when  his  final  hour  appears, 
Jesus  will  calm  his  rising  fears, 
And  bid  his  parting  voice  to  sing 
A  triumph  o'er  the  monster's  sting. 

22^  CM.  Newton. 

Amazing  Grace. 

AMAZING  grace  !  (how  sweet  the  sound  !) 
That  saved  a  wi'etch  like  me  ; 
I  once  was  lost,  but  now  am  found; 
Was  blind,  but  now  I  see. 

2  'Twas  grace  that  taught  my  heart  to  fear. 
And  grace  my  fears  reHeved  ; 
How  precious  did  that  grace  appear 
The  hour  I  first  believed  ! 

^  3  Through  many  dangers,  toils,  and  snares, 
I  have  already  come  ; 
'Tis  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

4  The  Lord  has  promised  good  to  me  ; 

His  word  my  hope  secures ; 
He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be, 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

5  Yes,  when  this  flesh  and  heart  shall  fail. 

And  mortal  life  shall  cease, 
r  shall  possess  within  the  veil 
A  life  of  joy  and  peace. 


206  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

6  The  earth  shall  soon  dissolve  like  snow, 

The  sun  forbear  to  shine, 
But  God,  who  called  me  here  below. 

Will  be  forever  mine. 

223  C.  M.  Vanniefer. 
Joy  Oder  Conversion. 

OHOW  melodious  was  that  voice, 
Which  bade  my  sins  depart ! 
That  filled  my  soul  with  heavenly  joys, 
And  healed  my  broken  heart ! 

2  '  Twas  Jesus  spake  :  and  at  his  word, 

My  load  of  guilt  was  gone  ! 
I  leaped  for  joy,  and  praised  the  Lord, 
For  what  his  grace  had  done ! 

3  My  soul  was  bordering  on  despair, 

And  sinking  down  with  grief; 
When  Jesus,  Savior,  saw  me  there. 
And  ran  to  my  relief. 

4  0  !  wondrous  love  !  that  snatched  my  feet, 

From  the  abyss  of  wo  ! 
Here,  all  my  warmest  passions  meet. 
And  hence  my  comforts  flow. 

224  7s.  N'ewton. 
Lowest  Thou  Me  ? — John  xxi.  16. 

^^rpiS  a  point  I  long  to  know, 
i    Oft  it  causes  anxious  thought : — 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  207 

Do  I  love  the  Lord,  or  no  ? 
Am  I  his  or  am  I  not  ? 

If  I  love,  why  am  I  thus  ? 

Why  this  dull  and  lifeless  fi*ame  V 
Hardly,  sure,  can  they  be  worse 

Who  have  never  heard  his  name. 

3  [Could  my  heart  so  hard  remain, 

Prayer  a  task  and  burden  prove, 
Every  trifle  give  me  pain. 
If  I  knew  a  Savior's  love  ? 

4  When  I  turn  my  eyes  within, 

All  is  dark,  and  vain,  and  wild. 
Filled  with  unbelief  and  sin. 
Can  I  deem  myself  a  child  ?] 

5  If  I  pray,  or  hear,  or  read, 

Sin  is  mixed  with  all  I  do  : 
You  that  love  the  Lord  indeed, 
Tell  me,  is  it  thus  with  you  ? 

6  Yet  I  mourn  my  stubborn  will. 

Find  my  sin  a  grief  and  thrall ; 
Should  I  grieve  for  what  I  feel. 
If  I  did  not  love  at  all  ? 

7  [Could  I  joy  his  saints  to  meet. 

Choose  the  ways  I  once  abhorred, 
Find  at  times  the  promise  sweet 
If  I  did  not  love  the  Lord  ?1 


208  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

8  Lord,  decide  the  doubtful  case  ; 

Thou,  who  art  thy  people's  Sun, 
Shine  upon  thy  work  of  grace, 
If  it  be  indeed  begun. 

9  Let  me  love  thee  more  and  more,  . 

If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray  ! 
If  I  have  not  loved  before. 
Help  me  to  begin  to-day, 

!i25  •  L.  M.  Vanmster. 

Christian  Enquiry. 

HOW  can  I  be  a  child  of  grace, 
While  my  affections  are  so  cold  ? 
How  could  my  heart  remain  so  base, 
If  I  belonged  to  Jesus'  fold  ? 

2  When  I  enjoy  prosperity, 

My  sinful  heart  grows  proud  and  vain  ; 
And  when  I  feel  adversity, 

How  apt  to  murmur  and  complain. 

3  When  I  behold  the  crooked  path 

In  which  my  roving  feet  have  trod, 
And  feel  the  weakness  of  my  faith, 
How  can  I  be  a  child  of  God  ?  ' 

4  When  I  approach  before  his  throne, 

To  lay  my  griefs  and  sorrows  there  ; 
How  oft  I  find  my  heart  is  prone. 
To  rove  and  wander  off  elsewhere  V 


THE   CHRISTIAN.  209 

Through  doubts  and  darkness  oft  I  go, 
And  seem  to  reach  the  shades  of  death  : 

Ye  saints  of  God,  I  ask  to  know, 
Have  you  e'er  ti-aveled  in  this  path  V 

I  want  to  serve  the  Lord,  I  know, 

But  such  is  my  imperfect  state. 
The  things  I  would  I  cannot  do. 

Yet  do  the  very  things  I  hate. 

Oh  !  gracious  Lord,  decide  my  case  ! 

Increase  my  faith,  if  I  am  thine  : 
If  not,  oh  !  cause  thy  sovereign  grace 

In  my  benighted  soul  to  shine  ! 

^ne  'l.  m.  Mioct^* 

R-'tnembering  all  the  loay  the  Lord  has  led  him.- 
Deut.  viii.  2. 

T'HUS  far  my  God  hath  led  me  on, 

J-   And  made  his  truth  and  mercy  known  . 

My  hopes  and  fears  alternate  rise, 

And  comforts  mingle  with  my  sighs. 

Through  this  wide  wilderness  I  roam, 
Far  distant  from  my  blissful  home  ; 
Lord,  let  thy  presence  be  my  stay, 
And  guard  me  in  this  dangerous  way. 

Temptations  everywhere  annoy, 
And  sins  and  snares  my  peace  destroy  : 
My  earthly  joys  are  from  me  torn. 
And  oft  an  absent  G-od  I  mourn. 

15 


210  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

4  My  soul  with  various  tempests  tossed, 
Her  hopes  o'erturued,  her  projects  crossed, 
Sees  everj^  day  uew  straits  attend, 

And  wonders  where  the  scene  will  end. 

5  Is  this,  dear  Lord,  that  thorny  road 
Which  leads  us  to  the  mount  of  God  ? 
Are  these  the  toils  thy  people  know 
While  in  the  wilderness  below  ? 

6  'Tis  even  so :  thy  faithful  love 
Doth  all  thy  children's  graces  prove  ; 
'Tis  thus  our  pride  and  self  must  fall. 
That  Jesus  may  be  All  in  All. 

•12^  L.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Refiections  at  the  End  of  the  Year. 

WHEN  all  thy  mercies  I  survey, 
Or  try  to  count  thy  blessings  o'er. 
Lord,  they  are  like  a  boundless  sea, 
Or  like  the  sand  upon  the  shore ! 

2  Through  all  the  dangers  of  the  year, 

Thy  hand,  unseen,  hath  led  me  on  ; 
By  night  and  day  thy  guardian  care 
Hath  been  to  me,  a  sinner,  shown. 

3  Death  hath  its  thousands  round  me  slain  , 

Aifliction  seized  its  thousands  more  ; 
And  yet  my  life  and  health  remain  : 
0 !  Lord,  I  would  thy  name  adore  ! 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  211 

4  My  daily  wants  have  been  supplied, 

While  some  have  begged  their  scanty  bread' 
:    Thy  bounteous  hand  hath  not  denied, 
My  humble  board  with  food  to  spread  ! 

5  But  ah  !  ingratitude  of  heart ! 
How  oft  have  I  my  friend  forgot ! 

'    Been  ready  from  him  to  depart, 

And  yet  his  kindness  changes  not ! 

H  What  poor  returns  of  love  I  pay 
To  him  for  blessings  so  divine  ! 
Lord  !  may  I  give  myself  away, 
For  I,  and  all  I  have,  are  thine. 

•128  C.  M.  Gowper. 

Walking  with  God. — Gen.  v.  24. 


OH  for  a  closer  walk  with  God, 
A  calm  and  heavenly  frame, 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb ! 

Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 
When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 

Where  is  the  soul -refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  his  word  ? 

What  peaceful  hours  I  then  enjoyed  ! 

How  sweet  their  meniory  still ! 
But  now  I  find  an  aching  void 

The  world  can  never  fill. 


212  THE   CHRISTIAN. 

T  Return,  0  Holy  Dove  !  return, 
Sweet  messenger  of  rest ! 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  thee  mourn 
And  drove  thee  from  my  breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 
Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  thee. 

Ci  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  Grod, 
Calm  and  serene  my  frame  ; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 
That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb. 

"1*29  L.  M.  VanQneter. 

The  Garnaland  the  Spiritual  Mind. — Rom.  viii.  6. 

\17HAT  little  comfort  do  we  find, 
V V   "When  we  indulge  a  carnal  mind  ? 
But  when  the  spirit  rules  the  heart. 
What  life  and  peace  it  doth  impart ! 

2  When  we  allow  the  world  to  rise 
In  estimation  in  our  eyes  ; 
It  kills  our  life,  and  peace,  and  joy, 
And  our  religious  comforts  die. 

But  when  the  heavenly  mind  prevails 
The  earth,  with  all  its  pleasure,  fails 
To  show  an  object  of  delight, 
But  shrinks  to  nothing  in  our  sight. 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  218 

4  Betwixt  the  new  man  and  the  old, 
A  constant  warfare  we  behold  ; 
But  grace  shall  yet  a  conqueror  be, 
And  wear  a  crown  of  victory. 

5  The  younger  shall  have  his  desire  : 
The  love  of  God,  that  holy  fire, 

Shall  reign,  and  rule,  and  mount  on  high, 
Till  flesh  and  blood  grow  old  and  die. 

230  7s.  Swain. 

Mutual  Encouragement. 

BRETHREN,  while  we  sojourn  here, 
Fight  we  must,  but  should  not  fear  ; 
Foes  we  have,  but  we've  a  Friend, 
^  One  that  loves  us  to  the  end. 
Forward,  then,  with  courage  go, 
Long  we  shall  not  dwell  below ; 
Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come, 
"Child,  your  Father  calls:  Come  home." 

2  In  the  way  a  thousand  snares 

Lie,  to  take  us  unawares  ; 

Satan,  with  malicious  art, 

Watches  each  unguarded  part : 

But  from  Satan's  malice  free 
.    Saints  shall  soon  victorious  be  ; 

Soon  the  joyful  news  will  come,         # 

'Child,  your  Father  calls:  Come  home." 

H  But,  of  all  the  foes  we  meet, 
None  so  oft  mislead  our  feet, 


214  THE   CHRISTIAN. 

None  betra}'  us  into  sin, 

Like  the  foes  that  dwell  within. 

Yet  let  nothing  spoil  your  peace, 

Christ  will  also  conquer  these  ; 

Then  the  joyful  news  will  come, 

"Child,  your  Father  calls  :  Come  home.'" 

!J31  8  s.  Neioton. 

None  U])on  the  Earth  I  Desire  lut   Thee. — Ps. 
Ixxiii.  24, 

HOW  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 
When  Jesus  no  longer  I  see! 
Sweet  projects, sweet  birds, and  sweet  flowers 

Have  all  lost  their  sweetness  tome  : 
The  midsammer  sun  shines  but  dim. 

The  fields  strive  in  vain  to  look  gay ;       t 
But  when  I  am  happy  in  him, 
December's  as  pleasant  as  May. 

2  His  name  yields  the  richest  perfume. 

And  sweeter  than  music  his  voice  ; 
His  presence  disperses  my  gloom, 

■  And  makes  all  within  me  rejoice : 
I  should,  were  he  always  thus  nigh. 

Have  nothing  to  wish  or  to  fear  ; 
No  mortal  so  happy  as  I, 

My  summer  would  last  all  the  year. 

3  Content  with  beholding  his  face, 

My  all  to  his  pleasure  resigned. 
No  changes  of  season  or  place 
Would  make  any  change  in  my  mind ; 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  215 

While  blessed  with  a  sense  of  his  love, 

A  palace  a  toy  would  appear, 
And  prisons  would  palaces  prove 

If  Jesus  would  dwell  with  me  there. 

4  Dear  Lord,  if  indeed  I  am  thine, 

If  thou  art  my  sun  and  my  song, 
Say,  why  do  I  languish  and  pine, 

And  why  are  my  winters  so  long  ? 
Oh,  drive  these  dark  clouds  from  my  sky. 

Thy  soul-cheering  presence  restore  ; 
Or  take  me  unto  thee  on  high, 

Where  winter  and  clouiis  are  no  more. 

23'1  7s.  &  6s.  Vanmeter. 

''''My  Times  are  in  thy  Hand.'" — Ps.  xxxi.  15. 

pOME,  all  ye  humble  pilgrims, 
\J  And  listen  to  my  song ; 
And  I  will  try  to  tell  you 

How  I  do  get  along : 
I  pass  through  many  changes 

On  the  celestial  road  ; 
Sometimes  I'm  doubting  whether 

I'm  on  the  way  to  God. 

Sometimes  I'm  carnal  minded, 

And  all  my  comforts  cease  ; 
Sometimes  I'm  in  the  Spirit, 

And  then  I've  joy  and  peace. 
Sometimes,  by  faith,  I  triumph, 

O'er  Satan  and  his  baud, 
Sometimes  I  meet  temptations 

That  I  cannot  withstand. 


216  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

3  Sometimes  I'm  cold  and  stupid. 

And  duty  seems  a  load  ; 
Sometimes  it  is  a  pleasure 

To  praise  and  worship  Grod. 
Sometimes,  upon  tlie  willows 

My  mournful  harp  is  hung  ; 
Sometimes  I  find  my  Savior, 

And  then  my  harp  is  strung. 

4  Sometimes  I  walk  in  darkness. 

With  scarce  a  ray  of  light ; 
Sometimes  the  sun  arises, 

And  breaks  the  shades  of  night. 
Sometimes  the  Holy  Bible 

My  condemnation  reads ; 
Sometimes  I  find  a  treasure 

Of  grace  for  all  my  needs. 

5  Sometimes  I  am  much  troubled, 

For  fear  I've  been  deceived  ; 
Sometimes  my  Savior  whispers : 

"You  have  on  me  believed." 
Sometimes  I  hear  the  gospel, 

And  on  its  dainties  feast ; 
Sometimes  I  have  no  relish, 

And  do  not  get  a  taste. 

6  Sometimes  I  think  of  dying, 

da 


And  fear  that  dreadful  day , 
Sometimes  by  faith  I'm  flying, 
And  long  to  soar  away : 


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THE  CHRISTIAN.  217 

Oh  !  when  shall  I  leave  trials, 

And  be  conducted  home ! 
Where  there  shall  he  no  changes, 

And  troubles  never  come ! 

a33  lis.  K 

Exceeding  Great  and  Precious  Promises.-l'Pei.  i.  4. 

HOW  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord, 
Is  laid  for  your  feith  in  his  excellent  word! 
What  more  can  he  say  than  to  you  he  hatli  said? 
You,  who  -unto  Jesus  for  refuge  have  fled. 

2  In  every  condition,  in  sickness,  in  health, 
In  poverty's  vale,  or  abounding  in  wealth, 
At  home  and  abroad,  on  the  land,  on  the  sea, 
As  thy  days  may  demand,  shall  thy  strength 

ever  be. 

3  Fear  not :  I  am  with  thee ;  oh,  be  not  dismayed! 
I,  I  am  thy  Grod,  and  will  still  give  thee  aid ; 
I'll  strengthen  thee,  help  thee,  and  cause  thee 

to  stand. 
Upheld  by  my  righteous,  onmipotent  hand. 

(  When  through  the  deep  waters  I  call  thee  to  go, 
The  rivers  of  wo  shall  not  thee  overflow ; 
For  I  will  be  with  thee,  thy  troubles  to  bless, 
And  sanctify  to  thee  thy  deepest  distress. 

$  When  through  fiery  trials  thy  pathway  shall  lie, 
My  grace,  all-suflScient,  shall  be  thy  supply ; 
The  flame  shall  not  hurt  thee  :  I  only  design 
Thy  dross  to  consume,  and  thy  gold  to  refine. 

16 


218  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

6  Even  down  to  old  age,  all  my  people  shall  prove 
My  sovereign,  eternal,  unchangeable  love ; 
And,  when  hoary  hairs  shall  their  temples  adorn, 
Like  lambs  they  shall  still  in  my  bosom  be  borne. 

7  The  soul  that  on  Jesus  hath  leaned  for  repose 
I  will  not,  I  will  not  desert  to  his  foes  ; 

That  soul,  though  all  heU  should  endeavor  to 

shake, 
ril  never,  no,  never,  no,  never  forsake. 


234  P.  M.  Dupmi's  Selec. 

WHAT  wondrous  love  is  this,  0  my  soul,  0 
my  soul, 
What  wondrous  love  is  this,  0  my  soul  ? 
What  wondrous  love  is  this,  that  caused  the 

Lord  of  bliss 
To  bear  the  dreadful  curse  for  my  soul,  for  my 
soul, 
To  bear  the  dreadful  curse  for  my  soul  ? 

2  When  I  was  sinking  down,  sinking  down,  link- 

ing down, 
When  I  was  sinking  down,  sinking  down, 
When  I  was  sinking  down  beneath  God's  right- 
eous frovm, 
Christ  laid  aside  his  crown  for  my  soul,  for  my 
soul, 
Christ  laid  aside  his  crown  for  my  soul. 

3  Ye  winged   seraphs,  fly,  bear  the  news,  bear| 

the  news. 
Ye  winged  seraphs,  fly,  bear  the  news. 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  219 

Ye  winged  seraphs,  fly,  like  comets  through  the 

sky, 
Fill  vast  eternity  with  the  news,  with  the  news; 
Pill  vast  eternity  with  the  news. 

4  To  God  and  to  the  Lamb  I  will  sing,  I  will  sing. 

To  God  and  to  the  Lamb  I  will  Bing, 
To  Cod  and  to  the  Lamb,  and  to  the  great  I  AM, 
While  millions  join  the  theme,  I  will  sing,  I  will 
sing. 

While  millions  join  the  theme  I  will  sing. 

5  Ye  sons  of  Zion's  King,  join  the  pmse,  join  the 

praise. 
Ye  sons  of  Zion's  King,  join  the  praise, 
Ye  sons  of  Zion's  King,  with  hearts  and  voices 

sing, 
And  strike  each  tuneful  string  in  his  praise,  in 
'  his  praise, 

And  strike  each  tuneful  string  in  his  praise. 

:  '135  S.  M.  ^  Vanmeier. 

God'' 8  Lo'oe  in  Adoption. — 1  John  iii,  1. 

BEHOLD !  what  wondrous  love 
The  Father  hath  bestowed 
Upon  us  sinners,  that  we  should 
JBe  called  the  sons  of  God  ! 

2  It  doth  not  yet  appear. 

How  great  the  saints  shall  be  ; 
But  when  the  archangel's  trump  we  hear, 
We  shall  our  Savior  see. 


220  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

3  Then  shall  we  all  awake, 

And  in  his  likeness  shine : 
Be  satisfied  when  we  partake 
Of  glories  so  divine ! 

4  These  bodies  that  are  sown 

In  weakness,  he  shall  raise 
In  power,  and  fashion  like  his  own, 
And  we  shall  sing  his  praise. 

5  Enough,  my  soul  replies ! 

His  goodness  I'll  adore  t 
Since  I  shall  in  his  likeness  rise, 
I  can  desire  no  more ! 

^36  8s.  &  7s.    Christian  Psalmist. 

DARK  and  thorny  is  the  desert 
Through  which  pilgrims  make  their  way ; 
But  beyond  this  vale  of  sorrow 
Lie  the  realms  of  endless  day. 
Dear  young  soldiers,  do  not  murmur 

At  the  trouWes  of  the  way ; 
Meet  the  tem^st,  fight  with  courage, 
Never  faint,  but  often  pray. 

2  He  whose  thunder  shakes  creation ;  i 

He  that  bids  the  planets  roll ; 
He  that  rides  upon  the  tempest. 

And  whose  scepter  sways  the  whole  ; 
Jesus,  Jesus,  will  defend  you ; 

Trust  in  him,  and  him  alone  ; 
He  has  shed  his  blood  to  save  you, 

And  will  bring  you  to  his  throne, 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  321 

3  There  on  flowery  fields  of  pleasure, 

And  the  hills  of  endless  rest, 
Joy,  and  peace,  and  love,  shall  ever 

Reign  and  triumph  in  our  breast. 
There  ten  thousand  flaming  seraphs 

Fly  across  the  heavenly  plain ; 
There  they  sing  immortal  praises  ! 

Grlory,  glory  is  their  theme. 

4  But,  methinks,  a  sweeter  concert 

Makes  the  crystal  arches  ring, 
And  a  song  is  heard  in  Zion 

Which  the  angels  cannot  sing  ; 
Who  can  paint  those  sons  of  glory, 

Ransomed  souls  that  dwell  on  nigh, 
Who  with  golden  harps  for  ever 

Sound  redemption  through  the  sky. 

^^K   '  L.  M.  Vanmeter 

''All  Things  WorJc  Together  for  Good:'-^ 

Romans  viii.  28. 

WHAT  heavenly  comfort  do  we  find. 
To  cheer  the  drooping  saints  of  Grod  ? 
^he  Book  declares,  all  things  combined 
Shall  work  together  for  their  good. 

2  Though  they  are  through  the  furnace  led, 

Or  through  the  storm,  or  through  the  flood; 
They  call  to  mind  that  he  hath  said : 
"All  things"  shall  prove  to  be  their  good. 

3  Though  persecution  draws  the  sword, 

And  drives  the  church  thro'  seas  of  blood, 


222  THE   CHRISTIAN. 

She  tYmis  her  ever  faithful  Lord, 
Shall  over-rule  it  for  her  good. 

4  Though  tribulations  may  surround, 

And  thorns  infest  her  heavenly  road ; 
They  may  distress,  but  will  be  found 
To  work  together  for  her  good. 

5  Yes,  for  her  sake,  all  nations  stand  ; 

For  her  the  Savior  sj)ilt  his  blood  : 
He  hath  all  things  at  his  command, 
And  makes  them  end  in  Zion's  good. 

6  And  when  her  sufferings  here  shall  end, 

And  she  surrounds  the  throne  of  God  ; 
This  heavenly  anthem  shall  ascend : 
"All  things  have  ended  in  our  good." 

*138  L.  M.  HosMm. 

John  ix.  25. 
'OW  let  my  soul  with  wonder  trace 
The  Savior's  miracles  of  grace  ; 
Now  let  my  lips  and  life  record 
The  loving  kindness  of  the  Lord. 

2  Till  late  I  fancied  all  was  well, 
Though  walking  in  the  road  to  hell ; 
But  now,  through  grace  divinely  free, 
I  who  was  blind,  am  brought  to  see. 

3  Long  had  I  slept  in  nature's  night, 
But  Jesus  came  and  gave  me  light ! 
Ten  thousand  praises,  Lord,  to  thee, 
That  though  once  blind,  yet  now  I  see ! 


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THE  CHRISTIAN.  223 

4  Long  I  had  wallowed  in  my  sin, 
Blind  to  the  danger  I  was  in ; 

But  now  appeal,  great  God,  to  thee,    • 
That  though  once  blind,  yet  now  I  see ! 

5  Long  did  I  on  the  law  rely. 

And  pass  the  Friend  of  sinners  by ; 
But  what  a  glorious  mystery !  . 
Though  I  was  blind,  yet  now  I  see  ! 

6  Strengthen,  O  Lord,  my  mental  sight ; 
Increase  my  faith,  increase  my  light ; 
Then  shall  I  praise  the  sacred  Three, 
In  time  and  in  eternity. 

^39  S.  M.  Watts. 

God  all  and  in  all. — Ps.  Ixxili,  25. 

MY  Grod,  my  life,  my  love. 
To  thoe,  to  thee,  I  call, 
I  cannot  live  if  thou  remove, 
For  thou  art  all  in  all. 

2  [Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 

This  dungeon  where  I  dwell ; 
'Tis  paradise  when  thou  art  here, 
If  thou  depart,  'tis  hell. 

3  [Not  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 
If  Grod  his  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  his  face.] 


i^24  THE  CHRISTIAN. 

4  Nor  earth,  nor  all  the  sky, 

Can  one  delight  afford, 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  thy  presence,  Lord, 

5  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll. 
The  circfe  where  my  passions  move, 
And  center  of  my  soul. 

6  [To  thee  my  spirits  fly 

With  infinite  desire. 
And  yet  how  far  from  thee  I  lie  ! 
Dear  Jesus,  raise  me  nigher.] 

*240  S.  M.  Watts. 

Eeamnly  Joy  on  Earth. 

COME,  we  that  love  the  Lord , 
^  And  let  our  joys  be  known  ; 
Join  in  a  song  of  sweet  accord, 
And  thus  surround  the  throne. 

2  The  sorrows  of  the  mind 

Be  banished  from  the  place ! 
Religion  never  was  designed 
To  make  our  pleasures  less. 

3  Let  those  refuse  to  sing 

That  never  knew  our  God, 
But  favorites  of  the  heavenly  King 
May  speak  their  joys  abroad. 


THE  CHRISTIAN.  22 o 

4:  [The  God  that  rules  on  high, 
And  thunders  when  he  please, 
That  rides  upon  the  stormy  sky, 
x\nd  manages  the  seas  : 

5  This  awful  God  is  ours, 

Our  Father  and  our  love  ; 
He  will  send  down  his  heavenly  powers 
To  carry  us  above. 

6  There  we  shall  see  his  face, 

And  never,  never  sin ; 
There  from  the  rivers  of  his  grace 
Drink  endless  pleasures  in.] 

241  C.  M.  Varimeter. 

Trust  in  the  J^arae  of  Jesua. — Acts  iv.  12. 

r     ^HE  name  of  Jesus^  is  my  trust : 
X   None  other  name  is  given 
Among  the  bright  angelic  host — 
None  other  under  heaven. 

2  No  other  name  could  take  the  book. 

And  loose  the  seals  thereof : 
None  other  hath  our  sorrows  took. 
Nor  shown  us  half  the  love. 

3  Eternal  life  is  treasured  up 

In  this  dear  Lamb  of  God  : 
On  him  I  build  my  only  hope 
Nor  fear  the  raging  flood. 

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226  HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS. 

4  Through  all  our  trials  here  below, 
Lord,  guide  our  wandering  feet ; 
And  when  we  leave  this  world  of  wo. 
May  we  our  Savior  meet. 


HEAVENLY    PROSPECTS 


242  L.  M.      FarMnaon's  Selec. 

Hopes  of  Heaven  Brown  Cares  on  Earth. — Heb. 
xiii.  14. 

^TTE'VE  no  abiding  city  here  : 
V  V    This  may  distress  the  worldling's  mkid, 
But  should  not  cost  the  saint  a  tear. 
Who  hopes  a  better  rest  to  find. 

2  "We've  no  abiding  city  here ;" 

Sad  truth,  were  this  to  be  our  home  : 
But  let  this  thought  our  spirits  cheer :  ■ 

"We  seek  a  city  yet  to  come." 

3  "We've  no  abiding  city  here  ;" 

Then  let  us  live  as  pilgrims  do  ; 

Let  not  the  world  our  rest  appear, 

But  let  us  haste  from  all  below. 

4  "We've  no  abiding  city  here  ;" 

We  seek  a  city  out  of  sight : 
Zion  its  name, — we'll  soon  be  there  ; 
It  shines  with  everlasting  light. 


HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS.  227 

5  Oh,  sweet  abode  of  peace  and  love  ! 

Where  pilgrims  freed  from  toil  are  blest :    £| 
Had  I  the  pinions  of  a  dove,  " 

I'd  fly  to  thee  and  be  at  rest. 

6  But  hush,  my  soul,  nor  dare  repine  ; 

The  time  my  Grod  appoints  is  best ; 
While  here,  to  do  his  will  be  mine, 
And  his  to  fix  my  time  of  rest. 

243  C.  M.  Stennett. 

The  Promised  Land. 

ON  Jordan's  stormy  banks  I  stand, 
And  cast  a  wishful  eye 
*  To  Canaan's  fair  and  happy  land. 
Where  my  possessions  lie. 

2  Oh  the  transporting,  rapturous  scene 

That  rises  to  my  sight ! 
Sweet  fields  arrayed  in  living  green , 
And  rivers  of  delight ! 

3  There  generous  fruits,  that  never  fail, 

On  trees  immortal  grow  ; 
There  rocks  and  hills,  and  brooks  and  vales. 
With  milk  and  honey  flow. 

4  All  o'er  those  wide-extended  plains 

Shines  one  eternal  day ; 
There  God  the  Sun  forever  reigns, 
And  scatters  night  away. 


228  HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS. 

5  No  ehilliog  wind,  nor  poisonous  breath, 
Can  reach  that  healthful  shore  ; 
Sickness  and  sorrow,  pain  and  death, 
Are  felt  and  feared  no  more. 

(]  When  shall  I  reach  that  happy  place 
And  be  forever  blest  ? 
When  shall  I  see  my  Father's  face, 
And  in  his  bosom  rest? 

7  Filled  with  delight,  my  raptured  soul 
Can  here  no  longer  stay ; 
Though  Jordan's  waves  around  me  roll, 
Fearless  I'll  launch  away. 


244  L.  M.  Watts. 

Longing  for  Heaven. 

I'M  bound  for  New  Jerusalem, 
Thither  my  best-beloved  is  gone ; 
The  righteous  branch  of  Jesse's  stem, 
'Tis  he  I've  fixed  my  heart  upon. 

2  [Fain  would  I  climb  above  the  skies, 

To  see  the  beauties  of  his  face  ; 
My  faith  would  into  vision  rise. 
And  hope  would  cease  in  his  embrace.] 

3  I  languish  with  extreme  desire 

The  object  of  my  love  to  see ; 

Oh,  let  me  in  love's  flames  expire, 

That  I  may  with  my  Jesus  be. 


HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS.  229 

4  This  life's  a  pilgrimage  of  care ; 

When  will  the  happy  season  come, 
That  I  shall  breathe  celestial  air 
And  settle  in  mj^  native  home  ? 

5  I  long  to  reach  the  shore  of  bliss. 

And  see  the  New  Jerusalem  ; 
Where  my  beloved  Jesus  is. 
And  spend  eternity  with  him. 


245  C.  M.  Eckington's  Col. 

The  Heam)iln  Jerusalem. 

^   FERUSAL EM.  my  happy  home, 
J    Oh,  how  I  long  for  thee  ! 
When  will  my  sorrows  h:ive  un  end  ? 
Thy  joys  when  shall  I  see  ? 

2  Thy  walls  are  all  of  precious  stone, 
Most  glorious  to  behold  ; 
Thy  gates  are  richly  set  with  pearl, 
Thy  streets  are  paved  with  gold. 

8  Thy  garden  and  thy  pleasant  green 
5ly  study  long  have  been  ; 
Such  sparkling  light  by  human  sight 
Has  never  yet  been  seen. 

4  If  heaven  be  thus  so  glorious,  Lord, 
Why  should  I  stay  from  thence  ? 
What  folly  'tis,  that  I  should  dread 
To  die  and  go  from  hence  ! 


230  HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS. 

5  Jesus,  my  love,  to  glory's  gone  ; 

Him  will  I  go  and  see  ; 
And  all  my  brethren  here  below 
Will  soon  come^after  me. 

6  When  we've  been  there  ten  thousand  years, 

Bright-shining  as  the  sun, 
We've  no  less  days  to  sing  God's  praise 
Than  when  we  first  begun. 

*246  8s.       Christian  Psalmist. 

WE  speak  of  the  realms  of  the  blest, 
That  country  so  bright  and  so  fair  ; 
And  oft  are  its  glories  confessed,  <l 

But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there  ? 

2  We  speak  of  its  freedom  from  sin. 
From  sorrow,  temptation,  and  care. 
From  trials  without  and  within — 
But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there  ? 


We  speak  of  its  service  of  love. 
The  robes  which  the  glorified  wear, 

The  church  of  the  first-born  above — 
But  what  must  it  be  to  be  there  ? 

Oh  Lord,  in  thi»  valley  of  wo. 
Our  spirits  for  heaven  prepare. 

And  shortly  we  also  shall  know, 
And  feel  what  it  is  to  be  there. 


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HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS.  231 

241  10s.  Vanmeter. 

Heaven. 

f  rp  w  AS  far  above  the  earth  I  fixed  mine  eyes, 

X    And  lo  !  I  saw  a  region  'bove  the  skies, 
Arrayed  in  peerless  light  and  glory,  far 
Exceeding  sun,  and  moon,  and  morning  star. 

2  A  city,  grand  and  lofty,  paved  with  gold ; 
Filled  with  seraphic  joys  which  can't  be  told  : 
Salvation's  walls  encompass  it  around, 

And  naught  but  glorious  forms  is  in  it  found. 

3  There  stands  the  Tree  of  Life,  divin  ely  fair. 
Spreading  its  boughs  in  the  ambrosial  air ; 
And  from  its  base  an  ancient  river  flows, 
To  water  all  this  region  of  repose. 

4  There  sits,  enthroned,  amid  this  bright  abode, 
A  conquering  King,  the  exalted  Lamb  of  God  ; 
Around  whose  feet,  a  bright,  angelic  throng, 
And  men  redeemed,  join  in  an  endless  song. 

5  Refulgent  beams  through  all  this  region  spread 
Eternal  day  round  the  Redeemer's  head  : 

He  calls  his  spouse,  for  whom  he  bled  and  died, 
To  enter  in,  and  seats  her  by  his  side. 

6  While  thus  beholding  heaven's  celestial  plains. 
My  ears  saluted  with  immortal  strains, 

I  longed  to  leave  these  earthly  shores,  and  fly. 
To  realize  the  glories  of  the  sky  ! 


•233  HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS. 

•^48  lOs.  {Time,  Amhoy.) 

A  Home  in  Headen. 

A  HOME  in  heaven  !  what  a  joyful  thought! 
As  the  poor  man  toils  in  his  weary  lot ; 
His -heart  oppressed,  and  with  anguish  riven, 
Prom  his  home  below  to  a  home  in  heaven. 

2  A  home  in  heaven  !  as  the  sufferer  lies 
On  his  bed  of  pain,  and  uplifts  his  e)^es 
To  that  bright  home,  what  a  joy  is  given, 
"With  the  blessed  thought  of  a  home  in  heaven! 

o  A  home  in  heaven  !  when  our  pleasures  fade. 
And  our  wealth  and  fame  in  the  dust  are  laid  ; 
And  our  strength  decays,  and  our  health  is  riven, 
We  are  happy  still  with  our  home  in  heaven. 

-t  A  home  in  heaven  !  when  the  sinner  mourns. 
And  with  contrite  heart  to  the  Savior  turns  ; 
Oh  !  then  what  bliss  in  that  heart  forgiven, 
Docs  the  hope  inspire  of  a  home  in  heaven. 

5  A  h^me  in  heaven  !  when  our  friends  are  fled. 
To  the  cheerless  grave  of  the  mouldering  dead ; 
We  wait  in  hope  of  the  promise  given, 
We  will  meet  again  in  our  home  in  heaven. 

•149  P.  M.         Ghrlstian  Psalmist. 

The  Heavenly  Clime. 

HAVE  you  heard,  have  you  heard  of  that 
heavenly  dime, 
Undimmecl  by  sorrow,  unhurt  by  time, 


HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS.  S3 8 

Where  age  hath  no  power  o^er  the  fadeless  frame. 
Where  the  eye  is  fire,  and  the  heart  is  flame — 
Have  you  heard  of  that  heavenly  clime  ? 

'  2  A  river  of  water  gushes  there, 

'Mid  flowers  of  beauty  strangely  fair, 
And  a  thousand  wings  are  hovering  o'er, 
The  dazzling  wave  and  the  golden  shore, 
That  are  seen  in  that  heavenly  clime. 

3  Millions  of  forms,  all  clothed  in  bright, 
In  garments  of  beauty,  clear  and  white — 
They  dwell  in  their  own  immortal  bowers, 
'Mid  fadeless  hues  of  countless  flowers, 
That  bloom  in  that  heavenly  clime. 

4  Ear  hath  not  heard,  and  eye  hath  not  seen. 
Their  swelling  song  and  their  changeless  sheen. 
Their  ensigns  are  waving,  their  banners  unfurled 
O'er  jasper  walls  and  gates  of  pearl, 

That  are  fixed  in  that  heavenly  clime. 

5  But  far,  far  away  in  that  sinless  clime, 
Undimmed  by  sorrow,  unhurt  by  time ; 
Where  amid  all  things  that's  fair  is  given. 
The  home  of  the  just — and  its  name  is  Heaven, 
The  name  of  that  sinless  clime. 

250  C.  M.  WatU. 

View  of  Semen. 

THERE  is  a  land  of  pure  delight, 
Where  saints  immortal  reign ; 

18 


2S4:  HEAVENLY  PROSPECTS. 

Infinite  day  excludes  the  night, 
And  pleasures  banish  pain. 

2  There  everlasting  spring  abides, 

And  never-withering  flowers : 

Death  like  a  narrow  sea,  divides 

This  heavenly  land  from  ours. 

3  Sweet  fields,  beyond  the  swelling  flood, 

Stand  di-essed  in  living  green  ; 

50  to  the  Jews  old  Canaan  stood, 
"While  Jordan  rolled  between.  * 

-1-  But  timorous  mortals  start  and  shrink 
To  cross  this  narrow  sea, 
And  linger,  shivering,  on  the  brink, 
And  fear  to  launch  away. 

5  Oh!  could  we  make  our  doubts  remove, 
Those  gloomy  doubts  that  rise. 
And  see  the  Canaan  that  we  love. 
With  unbecloudcd  eyes, — 

C  Could  we  but  climb  where  Moses  stood, 
And  view  the  landscape  o'er, — 
Not  Jordan's  stream,  nor  death's  cold  flood, 
Should  fright  us  from  the  shore. 

51  C.  M.  Dover's  Selec. 
Death  and  Jleavenly  Happiness. 

AND  let  this  feeble  body  fail, 
And  let  it  fiint  or  die  ! 
My  soul  shall  quit  this  moarnful  vale. 
And  soar  to  worlds  on  high ; 


HEAVENLY  PROSrECTS.  253 

Shall  join  the  disembodied  saints, 

And  find  its  long-sought  rest, 
(That  only  biiss  for  which  it  pants,) 

In  the  Redeemer's  breast. 

In  hope  of  that  immortal  crown, 

I  now  the  cross  sustain, 
And  gladly  wander  up  and  down. 

And  smile  at  toil  and  pain : 
I  suffer  on  my  threescore  years, 

Till  my  Deliverer  come, 
And  wipe  away  his  servant's  tears. 

And  take  his  exile  home. 

Oh,  what  hath  Jesus  done  for  me ! — 

Before  my  raptured  eyes 
Rivers  of  life  divine  I  sec, 

And  trees  of  paradise  ! 
I  see  a  world  of  spirits  bright. 

Who  taste  the  pleasures  there  ; 
They  are  all  robed  in  spotless  white,  « 

And  conquering  palms  they  bear. 

Oh,  what  are  all  my  sufferings  here, 

If,  Lord,  thou  count  me  meet 
With  that  enraptured  host  to  appear, 

And  worship  at  thy  feet  ? 
Give  joy  or  grief,  give  ease  or  pain, 

Take  life  or  friends  away  ; 
But  let  me  find  them  all  again 

In  that  eternal  day. 


t»6  HBAVENLf  PROSPfiCTS. 

952  C.  M.  SoTigs  of  Zioiu 

Longing  for  Some. 

OLand  of  rest,  for  thee  I  sigh  ! 
When  will  the  moment  come 
When  I  shall  lay  my  armor  by 
And  dwell  in  peace  at  home  ? 

2  No  tranquil  joys  on  earth  t  know, 
No  peacefal  sheltering  dome  : 
The  world's  a  wilderness  of  wo  ; 
This  world  is  not  my  home, 

S  To  Jesus  Christ  I  fled  for  rest ; 
He  bade  me  cease  to  roam, 
And  lean  for  succor  on  his  breast. 
And  he'd  conduct  me  home. 

4  I  would  at  once  have  quit  the  field 

Where  foes  with  fury  foam, 
But,  ah !  my  passport  was  not  sealed ; 
I  could  not  yet  go  home. 

5  When,  by  aflfliction  sharply  tried, 

I  view  the  gaping  tomb, 
Although  I  dread  death's  chilling  tide, 
Yet  still  I  sigh  for  home. 

•  Weary  of  wandering  round  and  round 
This  vale  of  sin  and  gloom, 
I  long  to  quit  the  unhallowed  grouitd 
And  dwell  with  Christ  at  horn*. 


FAI TH. 


1253  C.  M.  Wattt. 

Faith  of  Things  Unseen. — Heb.  xi.  1,  3,  8,  10. 

FAITH  is  the  brightest  evidence 
Of  things  beyond  our  sight, 
Breaks  through  the  clouds  of  flesh  and  sense, 
And  dwells  in  heavenly  light. 

2  It  sets  times  past  in  present  view, 
Brings  distant  prospects  home, 
Of  things  a  thousand  years  ago, 
Or  thousand  years  to  come. 

8  By  faith  we  know  the  worlds  were  mad* 
By  God's  almighty  word; 
Abram,  to' unknown  countries  led,  <_ - 

By  faith  obeyed  the  Lord. 

4  He  sought  a  city  fair  and  high. 
Built  by  the  eternal  hands, 
And  faith  assures  us,  though  we  die, 
That  heavenly  building  stands, 

254  L.  M.  Watts. 

We  wallc  ly  Faith^  not  ly  Sight. 
-JrpiS  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 

J_    We  walk  through  deserts  dark  as  night ; 
Till  we  arrive  at  heaven,  our  home, 
Faith  is  our  guide,  and  faith  our  light. 


2SS  FAITH. 

S  The  want  of  sight  she  well  supplies ; 
She  makes  the  pearly  gates  appear; 
Far  into  distant  worlds  she  pries, 
And  brings  eternal  glories  near. 

3  Cheerful  we  tread  the  desert  through, 

While  faith  inspires  a  heavenly  ray, 
Though  lions  roar  arid  tempests  blow, 
And  rocks  and  dangers  till  the  way. 

4  So  Abram,  by  divine  command, 

Left  his  own  house  to  walk  with  God ; 
His  faith  beiield  the  promised  land, 
And  fired  his  zeal  along  the  road. 

255  L.  M.     Cliristian  Psalmist. 

AS  body  when  the  soul  has  fled, 
As  barren  trees,  decayed  andjdead, 
Is  faith  :  a  hopeless,  lifeless  thing. 
If  not  of  righteous  deeds,  the  spring. 

2  One  cup  of  healing  oil  and  wine. 
One  tear-drop  shed  on  mercy's  shrine, 
Is  thrice  more  grateful,  Lord,  to  thee, 
Than  lifted  eye,  or  bended  knee. 

3  In  true,  and  heaven-born  faith,  we  trace 
The  source  of  every  Christian  grace; 
Within  the  pious  heart  it  plays, 

A  living  fount  of  joy  and  praise, 

4t  Kind  deeds  of  peace  and  love  betray, 
Where'er  the  stream  has  found  its  way  ; 


FAITH.  289 

But  where  these  spring  not  rich  and  fair, 
The  stream  has  never  wandered  there. 

356  S.  M.  Beddoma, 

Faith,  its  Autlior  and  Freciousness. — ^Eph.  ii.  8.  ' 

inATTH  ! — 'tis  a  precious  grace 

r    Where'er  it  is  bestowed  ! 

It  boasts  of  a  celestial  birth, 
And  is  the  gift  of  God ! 

2  Jesus  it  owns  a  King, 

An  all-atoning  Priest  : 
It  claims  no  merit  of  its  own, 
But  looks  for  all  in  Christ. 

3  To  him  it  leads  the  soul, 

When  filled  with  deep  distress, 
Flies  to  the  fountain  of  his  blood, 
And  trusts  his  righteousness. 

4  Since  'tis  thy  work  alone, 

And  that  divinely  iree ! 
Lord,  send  the  Spirit  of  thy  Son 
To  work  this  faith  in  me  ! 


HOPE. 

25ir  C.  M.  Coorribes, 

Flying  to  Christ  under  Trouble. — Heb.  vi.  18. 

IN  all  my  troubles,  sharp  and  strong, 
My  soul  to  Jesus  flies  ; 


240  HOPZ. 

My  anchor,  hope,  is  firm  in  him 
When  swelling  billows  rise. 

,,   2  His  comforts  bear  my  spirits  up  ; 
^-  I  trust  a  faithful  God  ; 

The  sure  foundation  of  my  hop© 
Is  in  a  Savior's  blood. 

8  Loud  hallelujahs  sing,  my  soul, 
To  thy  Redeemer's  name  ; 
In  joy,  in  sorrow,  life,  and  death, 
His  love  is  still  the  same . 

258  L.  M. 

Hope  in  God. 

THE  God  of  my  salvation  lives  ; 
My  nobler  life  he  will  sustain  ; 
His  word  immortal  vigor  gives. 

Nor  shall  my  glorious  hope  be  vain. 

2  Thy  presence,  Lord,  can  cheer  my  heart. 
Though  every  earthly  comfort  die  ; 
Thy  smile  can  bid  my  pains  depart 
And  raise  my  sacred  pleasures  high. 

8  Oh,  let  me  hear  thy  blissful  voice, 
Inspiring  life  and  joy  divine  ; 
The  barren  desert  shall  rejoice  ; 
'Tis  paradise,  if  thou  art  mine. 

259  S.  M.  (Abridged.)  Toplady. 
Weah  Believers  Encouraged. — Ps.  xxvii.  14. 

YOUR  harps,  ye  trembling  saints, 
Down  from  the  willows  take  : 


HOPE.  ti 


Loud  t«  the  praise  of  love  diving 
Bid  every  string  awake. 

Though  in  a  foreign  land, 
We  are  not  far  from  home  ; 

And  nearer  to  our  house  above 
"We  every  moment  come. 

2  His  gi-ace  will  to  the  end 

Stronger  and  brighter  shine  ; 
Nor  present  things,  nor  things  to  come, 
Shall  quench  the  love  divine. 

4  [Fastened  within  the  veil, 
Hope  be  our  anchor  strong  ; 

His  loving  Spirit  the  sweet  gale 
That  wafts  you  smooth  along.] 

5  Wait  till  the  shadows  flee ; 

Wait  thy  appointed  hour ; 
Wait  till  the  bridegroom  of  thy  soul. 
Reveals  his  love  with  power. 

6  The  time  of  love  will  come  ; 
Then  we  shall  clearly  see, 

Not  only  that  he  shed  his  blood, 
But  each  shall  say,  "for  me>'* 


i 


LOVE    TO    GOD 


260  C.  ]\r.  (Abridged.)      Doddridge. 

Lovest  tJiou  mc  ?  Fbed  my  Lambs. — John  xxi.  15. 

DO  not  I  love  thee,  0  my  Lord  ? 
Bohold  my  heart  and  see; 
And  turn  each  cursed  idol  out 
That  dares  to  rival  thee. 

2  Do  not  I  love  thee  from  my  soul  ? 

Then  let  me  nothing  love ; 

Dead  be  my  heart  to  ever}^  joy, 

When  Jesus  cannot  move. 

3  Is  not  thy  name  melodious  still 

To  my  attentive  ear  ? 
Doth  not  each  pulse  with  pleasure  bound 
My  Savior's  voice  to  hear  ? 

4  Thou  knowest  I  love  thee,  dearest  Lord  ; 

But,  oh  !  I  long  to  soar 
Far  from  the  sphere  of  mortal  joys, 
And  learn  to  love  thee  more. 

S61  7s.  Oowper. 

Lovest'  Thou  ILel—Zohxi  xxi.  16. 

HARK,  my  soul !  it  is  the  Lord ; 
'Tis  thy  Savior,  hear  his  word; 


LOVE  TO  GOD.  248 

Jesus  speaks,  and  speaks  to  thee : 
"Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  me? 

2  "I  delivered  tliee  when  bound. 

And  ^Yhen  wounded,  healed  thy  wound  ; 
Sought  thee  wandering,  set  thee  right, 
Turned  thy  daikness  into  light. 

3  "Can  a  woman's  tender  care 
Cease  toward  the  child  she  bare  ? 
Yes,  she  may  forgetful  be  : 

Yet  will  I  remember  thee. 

4  "Mine  is  an  unchanging  love, 
Higher  than  the  heights  above, 

Deeper  than  the  depths  beneath,  ' 

Free  and  faithful,  strong  as  death. 

5  "Thou  shalt  see  my  glory  soon, 
When  the  work  of  grace  is  done ; 
Partner  of  my  throne  shalt  be  : 
Say,  poor  sinner,  lovest  thou  me?" 

6  Lord,  it  is  my  chief  complaint. 
That  my  love  is  weak  and  faint; 
Yet  I  love  thee,  and  adore ; 

Oh  for  grace  to  love  thee  more ! 

•  263  L.  M.  Kent. 

The  Banquet  of  Love. — Can.  ii.  4. 

TO  banquet  once  the  spouse  was  led 
By  Him  who  for  her  pardon  bled ; 


544  LOVE  TO  ao©. 

There  was  her  soul  indulged  to  proT« 
His  looks  divine  and  banner  love. 

2  Like  her,  my  soul,  beneath  the  word, 
Was  led  to  banquet  with  my  Lord : 
His  flesh  I  ate,  his  love  I  sung. 
While  o'er  my  head  his  banner  hung. 

3  'Twas  then  I  found  a  heaven  within, 
And  pardoning  blood  for  every  sin, 
While  love  eternal,  great,  and  free, 
Was  still  his  banner  over  me. 

4  Thus  in  his  favor  life  I  found 

Wl^ose  temples  once  with  thorns  were  crown'd 
While  o'er  my  head,  a  wretch  depraved, 
In  folds  of  love  his  banner  waved. 

5  Oh,  sweet  repast  of  living  bread  : 
"Here  let  me  die,  my  Lord,"  I  said ; 
"I'm  sick  of  love,  and  faint  to  see 
Thy  bainner  thus  spread  over  me." 

6  '"Twas  for  thy  sin,  my  love,"  he  said, 
"Those  poignant  thorns  surround  my  head; 
I  groaned  and  bled  on  Calvary's  tree 

To  spread  this  banner  over  thee." 

7  Jesus,  when  thou  shall  call,  I'll  fly 
To  join  the  marriage -feast  on  high, 
And  o'er  thy  glorious  fulness  rove, 
And  pay  my  Savior  love  for  love. 


LOVE  TO  GOD.  t4*t. 

163  L.  M.  Watt$. 

Religion  txdn  without  Lotie. — 1  Cor.  xiii.  1»  9. 

HAD  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews, 
And  nobler  speech  than  angels  use, 
If  love  be  absent,  I  am  found, 
Like  tinkling  brass,  an  empty  sound. 

2  "Were  I  inspired  to  preach  and  tell 
All  that  is  done  in  heaven  and  hell, 
Or  could  my  faith  the  world  remove, 
Still  I  am  nothing  without  love. 

3  Should  I  distribute  all  my  store 
To  feed  the  bowels  of  the  poor, 
Or  give  my  body  to  the  flame 

To  gain  a  martyr's  glorious  name. 

4  If  love  to  God  and  love  to  men 
Be  absent,  all  my  hopes  are  vain ; 
Nor  tongues,  nor  gifts,  nor  fiery  zeal. 
The  works  of  love  can  e'er  fulfil. 


BKOTHERLY     LOVE 


a64  S.  M.  Fauoeett 

Love  to  the  Brethren. 

BLEST  be  the  tie  that  binds 
Our  hearts  in  f^hristis^n  lov3 : 
The  fellowship  -.f  kindred  minh 
I«  like  to  that  above. 


246  BROTHERLY  LOVE. 

2  Before  our  Father's  throne 

We  pour  our  ardent  prayers  ; 
Our  fears,  our  hopes,  our  aims,  are  one, 
Our  comforts  and  our  cares. 

3  We  share  our  mutual  woes, 

Our  mutual  burdens  bear. 
And  often  for  each  other  flows  ^' 

The  sympathizing  tear. 

4  When  we  asunder  part, 

It  gives  us  inward  pain, 
But  we  shall  still  be  joined  in  heart, 
And  hope  to  meet  again. 

5  This  glorious  hope  revives 

Our  courage  by  the  way. 
While  each  in  expectation  lives, 
And  longs  to  see  the  day. 

6  From  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain, 

And  sin,  we  shall  be  free, 
And  perfect  love  and  friendship  reign 
Through  all  eternity. 

265  C.  M.  Watts. 

Brotherly  Lorn. — Ps.  cxxxiii. 

LO  !  what  an  entertaining  sight 
Are  brethren  that  agree. 
Brethren  whose  cheerful  hearts  unite 
In  bands  of  piety ! 


BROTHERLY  LOVE.  247 

2  When  streams  of  love  from  Christ  the  spring 

Descend  to  every  soul, 
And  heavenly  peace,  with  balmy  wing, 
Shades  and  bedews  the  whole. 

3  'Tis  like  the  oil,  divinely  sweet, 

On  Aaron's  reverend  head ; 
The  trickling  drops  perfumed  his  feet, 
And  o'er  his  garments  spread. 

4  'Tis  pleasant  as  the  morning  dews 

That  f^ill  on  Zion's  hill. 
Where  God  his  mildest  glory  shows, 
And  makes  his  grace  distil. 

266  S.  M.  Vanmeter. 

Brotherly  Love. 

BOUND  by  the  cords  of  love. 
As  kindred  we  unite  ; 
And  sing  the  praise  of  him  above. 
With  infinite  delight ! 

2  Heirs  of  the  same  estate. 
The  subjects  of  one  King  : 
The  tie  of  union  is  so  sweet, 
It  tunes  our  voice  to  sing. 

I  We  pledge  our  heart  and  hand, 
This  union  to  maintain 
While  traveling  through  this  barren  land 
Of  sorrow,  toil  and  pain. 

t  As  branches  of  one  Vine  ; 
As  members  of  one  Head  : 


Sustained  alike,  by  heavenly  wine, 
And  by  one  living  bread. 

6  We  know  each  other's  voice, 

While  wading  through  the  deep : 

'.'Rejoice  with  those  that  do  rejoice, 

And  weep  with  those  that  weep." 

6  Though  we  must  bid  adieu, 

And  heave  the  parting  sigh  ; 
We  hope  this  union  to  renew 
In  fairer  worlds  on  high ! 

7  Encouraged  by  this  hope, 

We'll  patiently  endure, 
Till  all  our  pains  are  swallowed  up, 
On  heaven's  delightful  shore ! 

36*7  8s.  Baldwin 

Union  of  Saints. 

FROM  whence  does  this  union  arise. 
That  hatred  is  conquered  by  love? 
It  fastens  our  souls  with  such  ties 
That  distance  nor  time  can  remove. 

2  It  cannot  in  Eden  be  found, 

Nor  yet  in  a  Paradise  lost ; 
It  grows  on  Immanuel's  ground, 
And  Jesus'  dear  blood  it  did  cost. 

3  My  friends  all  so  dear  ara  to  md, 

Our  souls  so  united  in  love. 


THE  CHURCH.  24> 

Where  Jesus  is  gone  we  shall  be, 
In  yonder  blest  mansions  above.  , 

i  Oh,  why  then  so  loath  now  to  part,  \ 

Since  we  shall  ere  long  meet  again? 
Engraved  on  Immanuel's  heart, 
At  a  distance  we  cannot  remaio. 


THE    CHURCH 


268  L.  M.  Watts. 

God  the  Glory  and  Defence  of  Zion. 

HAPPY  the  church,  thou  sacred  place, 
The  seat  of  thy  Creator's  grace  ; 
Thy  holy  courts  are  his  abode, 
Thou  earthly  palace  of  our  Grod. 

2  Thy  walls  are  strength,  and  at  thy  gates 
A  guard  of  heavenly  warriors  waits  ; 
Nor  shall  thy  deep  foundations  move, 
Fixed  on  his  counsels  and  his  love. 

3  Thy  foes  in  vain  designs  engage, 
Against  his  throne  in  vain  they  rage ; 
Like  rising  waves  with  angry  roar, 
That  dash  and  die  upon  the  shore. 

4  Then  let  us  still  in  Zion  dwell ; 

Nor  fear  the  wrath  of  earth  and  hell ; 
His  arms  embrace  this  happy  ground, 
Like  brazen  bulwarks  built  around. 

19 


250  THE   CHURCH. 

5  Grod  is  our  shield,  and  Grod  our  sun  ; 
Swift  as  the  fleeting  moments  run, 
On  us  he  sheds  new  beams  of  grace, 
And  we  reflect  his  brightest  praise. 

SS9  L.  M.  Kent. 

Zion,  the  City  of 'God. 

Z ION'S  a  city  God  hath  blest 
With  peace  and  everlasting  rest, — 
A  glorious  city,  strong  and  fair  : 
Jehovah  dwells  forever  there. 

2  Her  ancient  walls  appear  to  be 
The  workmanship  of  Deity ; 
Founded  in  grace  they  still  appear 
Without  a  flaw  or  chasm  there. 

3  Oft  has  this  city's  strength  been  tried 
By  desperate  foes  on  every  side  : 

But  all  in  vain  the  attempts  have  been  : 
She  bafflas  all  the  assaults  of  sin. 

4  Count  ye  her  towers,  how  high  they  rise, 
Her  golden  spires,  they  pierce  the  skies ; 
Her  golden  streets  are  fair  to  view, 
Her  palaces  and  bulwarks  too. 

5  Then  round  her  walk,  her  turrets  tell, 
Mark  all  her  brazen  bulwarks  well ; 
Spread  far  and  wide  her  deathless  falne, 
Her  p3arly  gates  and  walls  of  flame. 

8  Her  founder's  love  has  ever  proved, 
Like  Salem's  mounts,which  ne'er  were  moved; 


THE  CHURCH.  251 

*Tis  fixed  on  this  eternal  base, 
The  grace  of  God,  and  gift  by  grace. 

StO  7s,  6s.  Vanmeter, 

Mount  Zio7i.~Ps.  48,  2. 

BEHOLD  !  the  mount  of  Zion  !  % 

The  City  of  our  God  I 
The  beauty  of  creation. 

And  place  of  his  abode  : 
Christ  is  the  great  foundation 

On  which  this  building  stands  ; 
He  reared,  for  his  own  glory, 
This  temple  without  hands, 

2  Through  everlasting  ages. 

This  house  shall  stand  secure  ; 
The  Lord,  for  it  engages 

His  wisdom,  love  and  power ; 
Nor  shall  the  hosts  of  Satan 

Against  it  e'er  prevail ; 
Though  kingdoms  be  demolished, 

And  heaven  and  earth  should  fail. 

3  The  Rock,  on  which  it's  founded, 

Will  last  without  decay  ; 
With  walls  it  is  surrounded, 

Which  guard  it  every  way. 
Each  stone  is  wisely  polished. 

And  fitted  to  its  place ; 
And  all  are  well  cemented 

With  God's  redeeming  grac«. 


151  THE   CHURCH. 

4>  Nor  storms,  nor  persecutions, 

Shall  ever  beat  it  down  ; 
Nor  floods  of  tribulation 

Shall  move  a  single  stone. 
With  Christ  they  all  shall  triumph 

O'er  sin,  and  death,  and  hell; 
And  with  him,  in  his  glory, 

They  shall  forever  dwell. 

a'Vl  0.  M.  Watts. 

Goin^'to  Ghurch. — Ps.  cxxii. 

HOW  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 
My  friends  devoutly  say, 
"In  Zion  let  us  all  appear, 
And  keep  the  solemn  day  !" 

2  I  love  her  gates,  I  love  the  road  : 
The  church,  adorned  with  grace, 
Stands  like  a  palace  built  for  God 
To  show  his  milder  face. 

8  Up  to  her  courts,  with  joys  unknown, 
The  holy  tribes  repair ; 
The  Son  of  David  holds  his  throne 
And  sits  in  judgment  there. 

4  He  hears  our  praises  and  complaints, 
And,  while  his  awful  voice 
Divides  the  sinners  from  the  saints, 
We  tremble  and  rejoice. 

i  Peace  be  within  this  sacred  place, 
And  jo7  ft  constant  guest  1 


I 


THE   CHURCH.  *5t 

With  holy  gifts  and  heavenly  grac« 
Be  her  attendants  blest ! 

6  My  soul  shall  pray  for  Zion  still, 
While  life  or  breath  remains  ; 
There  my  best  friends,  my  kindred,  dwell, 
There  God  my  Savior  reigns. 

2^2  S.  M.  Presly.  Seleo, 

Love  to  The  Church. 

LOVE  thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
The  house  of  thine  abode; 
The  church  our  blest  Radeemer  saved 
With  his  own  precious  blood. 

2  I  love  thy  church,  0  God  ! 
Her"  walls  before  thee  stand 

Dear  as  the  apple  of  thine  eye, 
Arxd  graven  on  thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  thy  sons 
My  voice  or  hands  deny, 

These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 
Her  welfare  or  her  woe, 

Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  every  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall, 
For  her  my  prayers  ascend  ; 

To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 


254  THE  CHURCH. 

8       Beyond  my  highest  joy 
I  prize  her  heavenly  ways, 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

273  L.  M.  (Abridged)  Watts. 

T/b3  Church  the  Garden   of  Christ. — Sol.  Song, 

iv.  12,  13,  15;  and  v.  1. 

WE  are  a  garden  walled  around,  ' 
Chosen  and  made  peculiar  ground; 
A  little  spot  enclosed  by  grace 
Oat  of  the  world's  wide  wilderness. 

2  Like  trees  of  myrrh  and  spice  we  stand, 
Planted  by  Go:l  the  Father's  hand; 
And  all  his  springs  in  Zion  flow 

To  m  ike  the  young  plantation  grow. 

3  Awake,  0  heavenly  wind,  and  come. 
Blow  on  this  girden  of  perfume  ; 
Spirit  divine,  descend,  and  breath© 
A  gracious  gxle  on  plants  beneath. 

4  Mike  our  best  spices  ^:)w  abroad 
To  entertain  our  Savior-God; 

And  faith,  and  love,  anil  jay  appear,. 
And  every  grace  be  active  here. 

2'74  P.  M.         Christian  Psalmist. 

House  of  the  Lord. 

You  ma}'  Kins  of  tlio  beauty  of  raonntniu  and  dale, 
Of  the  silvery  straiimletiuil  flowers  of  the  vale; 
But  the  place  most  delightful  thid  earth  can  afiford. 
Is  the  place  of  devotion— tb  e  bouse  of  the  Lord. 


THE  CHURCH.  255 

2  Ton  may  boast  of  the  swefitnes8  of  day's  early  dawn — 
Of  the  sky's  softening  sjrticea  whon  tho  day  ia  just  gone; 
But  thi^re's  no  otiier  sna'^on  or  tim^  can  conip-ire 
With  the  hour  of  devotion — the  season  of  prayer. 

8  Yon  miy  value  the  friendships  of  yonth  and  of  age, 
And  S'.'lect  for  yonr  comrades  the  no'Vie  and  sage  ; 
But  the  friends  tliat  most  cheer  lue  on  life's  rugged  road. 
Are  the  friends  of  my  Master — the  children  of  God. 

4  Yon  may  talk  of  your  pro=!pectg,  of  fame,  or  of  wealth, 
And  the  Iiopes  thit  oft  flatter  tiie  favorites  of  health  ; 
But  the  hope  of  bright  glory-r-of  heavenly  bliss  1 
Take  away  every  other,  and  give  nie  but  this. 

6  Ev^r  hail,  blessed  temple,  abode  of  my  Lord  I 
I  will  turn  to  thee  often,  to  hear  from  his  word  ; 
I  will  walk  to  the  altar  with  thoso  that  I  love, 
And  delight  in  the  prospects  revealed  from  above. 


275  8,  7,  (Abridged.)  Mwton, 

ZiorCs  Increase  grayed  for. — Ps.  Ixxxv.  6. 

SilVIOR,  visit  thy  plantation  ; 
Grant  us,  Lord,  a  gracious  rain ; 
All  will  come  to  desolation 
Unless  thou  return  again: 

Lord,  revive  us, 
All  our  help  must  come  from  thee. 

2  Keep  no  longer  at  a  distance; 

Shine  upon  us,  from  on  high, 
Lest,  for  want  of  thine  assistance, 
Every  plant  should  droop  and  die :  Lord,  etc. 

3  Surely  once  thy  garden  flourished, 

Every  part  looked  gay  and  green ; 
Then  thy  word  our  spirits  nourished, 
Happy  seasons  we  have  seen  :  Lord,  etc. 


I 


2S6  THE  CHURCH. 

4  But  a  drought  has  since  succeeded, 

And  a  sad  decline  we  see ; 
Lord,  thy  help  is  greatly  needed, 
Help  can  only  come  from  thee :  Lord,  etc. 

5  Where  are  those  we  counted  leaders, 

Filled  with  zeal,  and. love,  and  truth? 
Old  professors,  tall  as  cedars, 
Bright  examples  to  our  youth  !  Lord,  etc. 

6  Some  in  whom  we  once  delighted, 

"VYe  shall  meet  no  more  below  ; 
Some,  alas,  we  fear  are  blighted. 
Scarce  a  single  leaf  they  show ;  Lord,  etc. 

7  Younger  plants — the  sight  how  pleasant ! — 

Covered  thick  with  blossoms  stood  ; 
But  they  cause  us  grief  at  present. 

Frosts  have  nipped  them  in  the  bud:  Lord,  etc. 

8  Dearest  Savior,  hasten  hither. 

Thou  canst  make  them  bloom  again, 
Oh,  permit  them  not  to  wither, 
Let  not  all  our  hopes  be  vain :  Lord,  etc. 

9  Let  our  mutual  love  be  fervent ;  * 

Make  us  prevalent  in  prayers  ; 
Let  each  one  esteemed  thy  servant 
Shun  the  Vv'orld's  bewitching  snares:  Lord, etc. 

10  Break  the  tempter's  fatal  power. 

T.urn  the  stony  heart  to  flesh, 
And  begin  from  this  good  hour 
To  revive  thy  work  afresh :  Lord,  etc. 


DECEPTION   OF   MEMBERS.    | 


276     '  C.  M.  Watts. 

ITot  ashamed  of  the  Gospel. — 2  Tim.  i.  12. 

I^M  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord, 
Or  to  defend  his  cause, 
Maintain  the  honor  of  his  word, 
The  glory  of  his  cross. 

2  Jesus,  my  God,  I  know  his  name, 

His  name  is  all  my  trust, 
Nor  will  he  put  my  soul  to  shame, 
Nor  let  my  hope  be  lost. 

3  Firm  as  his  throne  his  promise  stands, 

And  he  can  well  secure 
What  I've  committed  to  his  hands 
Till  the  decisive  hour. 

4  Then  wiU  he  own  my  worthless  name 

Before  his  Father's  face, 
And  in  the  New  Jerusalem 
Appoint  my  soul  a  place. 

S'y'y  C.  M.  Watts. 

Thz  Hope  of  Heavien  our  Support  under  Trials. 

WHEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I'll  bid  farewell  to  every  fear. 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 


258  RECEPTION   OF  MEMBERS. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engago, 

And  hslllsh  dirU  ba  hurled, 

Then  [  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  delude  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall, 
May  I  but  safely  reich  my  home, 
My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all, 

4:  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 
In  seas  of  heavenly  rest. 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 
Across  my  peacefal  breast. 

21S  S.  M.  MubhUnlerg. 

Th3  Arh  of  Sifety. 

I'  IKE  Noah's  weary  dove, 
J  That  soared  the  earth  around, 
Bat  not  a  resting-place  above 
The  cheerless  waters  found  : 

2  Oh,  cease,  my  wandering  soul, 
On  restless  wing  to  roam  ; 
All  the  wide  W3rld,  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

S  Behold  the  Ark  of  God, 
Behold  the  open  door  ; 
Hasten  to  giinthxt  dexr  abode, 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

4  There  safe  thou  shalt  abide. 

There  sweet  shall  be  thy  rest, 


RECEPTION  OP  MESIBERS.  259 

And  every  longing  satisfied, 
"With  full  salvation  blessed. 

And  when  the  waves  of  ire 

Again  the  eai'th  shall  fill, 
The  Ark  shill  ri  b  the  sea  of  fire, 

Then  rest  on  Zion's  hill. 

'^'9  7s.  Christian  Fsalmist. 

PEOPLE  of  the  living  God, 
I  have  sought  the  world  around, 
Paths  of  sin  and  sorrow  trot, 
Pea33  and  comfort  nDwh3re  found. 

Now  to  you  my  spirit  turns — 

Tarns,  a  fuijitive  unblest; 
Brethren,  where  your  altar  burns, 

Oh !  re3eive  me  into  rest. 

Lonely,  I  no  longer  roam, 
Like  the  cloai,  the  wini,  the  wave, 

Where  you  dwell  shall  be  my  home, 
Where  you  die,  shall  be  my  grave  : 

Mine  the  G:)d  whom  you  adore. 

Your  R3  leemer  shall  be  mine  ; 
Earth  can  fill  my  soul  no  more, 

Every  idol  I  resign. 

S»  C.  M.  "    (Altered.) 

->me  ill,  thou  Blessed  of  the  Lord. — Gen.  xxiv.  3, 

CO.ME  in,  ye  blessed  of  our  God, 
And  join  his  children  here  ; 


260  RECEPTION  OF  MEMBERS. 

Washed  in  the  Savior's  cleansing  blood, 
For  him,  your  Lord,  appear. 

2  Stay  not  within  the  wilderness, 

Nor  waiting  at  the  door  ; 
Sweet  Jesus  will  your  woes  redress, 
"Were  they  ten  thousand  more. 

3  Though  fearing,  trembling,  rise  and  come  ! 

Yield  to  the  Savior's  voice; 
For  hungering,  thirsting  souls  there's  room; 
Oh,  make  the  blissful  choice  ! 

4  Room  in  the  Savior's  gracious  breast, — 

That  breast  which  glows  with  love  ; 
Room  in  the  church,  his  chosen  rest, 
And  room  in  heaven  above. 

I 

5  "Why  will  you  longer  lingering  stay,  ° 

When  Jesus  says,  "there's  room"  ? 
"Now  is  the  time,  the  accepted  day  ;" 
Arise !  he  bids  you  come  ! 

aSl  P.  M.  (Abridged.)       Dover's  Selec 

The  Joy  of  Assurance. 

HOW  happy  are  they 
Who  the  Savior  obey. 
And  whose  treasures  are  laid  up  above  ! 
Tongue  cannot  express 
The  sweet  comfort  and  peace 
Of  a  soul  in  its  earliest  love. 


RECEPTION  OF  MEMBERS.  261 

That  comfort  was  mine 

"When  the  favor  divine 
I  first  found  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb ; 

When  my  heart  first  believed, 

Oh,  what  joy  I  received, 
What  a  heaven  in  Jesus'  name ! 

'Twas  a  heaven  below 

The  Redeemer  to  know ; 
And  the  angels  could  do  nothing  more 
;;         Than  to  fall  at  his  feet, 
}        And  the  story  repeat, 
And  the  Savior  of  sinners  adore. 

Jesus,  all  the  day  long, 

Was  my  joy  and  my  song; 
Oh,  that  all  his  salvation  might  see  ! 

He  hath  loved  me,  I  cried, 

He  hath  suffered  and  died, 
To  redeem  such  a  rebel  as  me. 


What  a  mercy  is  this  ! 

What  a  heaven  of  bliss  ! 
*How  unspeakably  favored  am  I, 

Gathered  into  the  fold, 

With  believers  enrolled. 
With  behevers  to  live  and  to  die  ! 

Now  my  remnant  of  days 
Would  I  spend  to  His  praise 
Who  hath  died  my  poor  soul  to  redaero ; 


262  RECEPTION  OP  MEMBERS. 

Whether  many  or  few, 
All  my  years  are  his  due  : 
May  they  all  be  devoted  to  him  ! 

282  C.  M.  E.  Jones. 

The  Successful  Hesoloe.— 'Esther  iv.  16. 

COME,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 
A  thousand  thoughts  revolve, 
Come,  with  your  guilt  and  fear  opprest, 
And  make  this  last  resolve : 

2  I'll  go  to  Jesus,  though  my  sin 

Hath  like  a  mountain  rose  ; 
I  know  his  courts,  I'll  enter  in, 
Whatever  may  oppose. 

3  Prostrate  I'll  lie  before  his  throne, 

And  there  my  guilt  confess  ;  .  | 

I'll  tell  him  I'm  a  wretch  undone,  | 

Withoat  his  sovereign  grace. 

4  I'll  to  the  gracious  King  approach, 

Whose  scepter  pirdon  gives  ; 
Perhaps  he  may  command  my  touch, 
And  then  the  suppliant  lives. 

5  Perhaps  he  will  admit  my  plea, 

Perhaps  will  hear  my  prayer  ; 
But  if  I  perish  I  will  pray. 
And  perish  only  there. 

6  I  can  but  perish  if  I  go, 

I  am  resolved  to  try ; 


RECEPTION  OF  MEMBERS.  26S 


For  if  I  stay  away,  I  kuow 
I  must  forever  die. 


283  11,  8,  Vanmeter. 

''My  Grace  is  Sufficient  for  T'Aee."— 2  Cor.  xii.  9. 

.ESPOXDING  believer,  come,  hold  up  thy  head, 


D' 


Taouj:h  iniiQv  thy  troubles  niiw  be; 
I'or  .Ie3U3.  thy  Savior,  hath  protnised  aud  said: 
"My  grace  is  sufiScient  for  thee." 

2  Thftngh  Satan  may  teiiptthee,  and  bufifet  thee  soro, 
Yet  he,  at  liis  biildins,  shall  flee; 
Posst'ssias  on  e  irth  and  in  heaven  all  power, 
*•  His  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee." 

8  The  Lord  will  uphold  tliee,  and  cause  thee  to  stand. 
While  on  the  temi>estuous  sea  ; 
And  'mid-it  all  thy  troubles  and  trials  on  land, 
''  Ilis  grace  is  sufficient  for  thee." 

4  Thp  world  may  forsake  thee,  and  set  thee  at  naught ; 

Rejoice  when  thy  troub'e.s  they  see; 
Yet  Jfsus  still  loves  t\vi  dear  «heep  he  has  bought : 
"  Ilis  grace  is  hufficient  for  theo." 

5  And  when  thou  shalt  sink  into  death's  cold  enibraeft. 

And  earthly  as:iistance  shall  flee  ; 
His  boumlless,  redeeming  unmerited  grace, 
Will  then  be  sufficieuc  lor  thee. 


2S4  L.  M.  VanmnUr, 

Leaving  all  for  Christ. 

^^TF  ye  love  me,"  says  Christ,  the  Lord, 

X  "Keep  my  commandments  and  my  word : 
Take  up  your  cross  and  follow  me, 
And  ye  shall  my  disciples  bo. 


204  RECEPTION  OF  MEMBERS. 

2  "  Except  a  man,  himself  deny, 
Of  worldly  lusts  and  vanity, 
Forego  the  world's  abuse  and  shame, 
He  is  not  worthy  of  my  name. 

3  "  He  must  esteem  my  riches  more 
Than  hills  of  wealth  laid  up  in  store  : 
His  consort  and  his  friends  forsake, 
If  he  would  of  my  joj^s  partake. 

4  "  He  that  will  for  his  Savior  leave 
The  world,  shall  in  this  life  receive 
A  hundred  fold,  and  shall  enjoy 
Eternal  life  with  him  on  high." 


BAPTISM. 


285  S.  M.  Daniel. 
Chrisfs  Baptism  an  Example  for  us. 

THE  glorious  Son  of  God 
To  John  the  Baptist  came, 
Wer^t  meekly  into  Jordan's  stream, 
And  was  immersed  by  him. 

2  Let  each  believer  view 

This  blest  example  given, 
And  prove  their  love  of  his  commands 
And  follow  him  to  heaven. 

286  C.  M.  Stennett,     J 
Immersion.  I 

THUS  was  the  great  Redeemer  plunged 
I»  Jordan's  pwelling  flood, 


BAPTISM.  265 

To  show  he  must  be  soon  baptised 
In  tears,  and  sweat,  and  blood. 

2  Thus  was  his  sacred  body  hxid 

Beneath  the  jaelding  wave  : 
Thus  was  his  sacred  body  raised 
Out  of  the  liquid  grave. 

3  Lord,  we  thy  precepts  would  obey, 

In  thy  own  footsteps  tread. 
Would  die,  be  buried,  rise  with  thee, 
Our  ever-living  Head. 

287  L.  M.  Daniel. 

Primitive  Practice  Perpetuated. 

WHAT  lovely  band  is  this  I  see. 
All  singing  in  sweet  harmony, 
Uniting  round  the  water-side, 
And  praising  Jesus  crucified? 

2  These  are  the  followers  of  the  Lamb ; 
Here  they  are  come  to  own  his  name  ; 
Their  humble  strains  ascend  the  skies  ; 
In  faith  they're  come  to  be  baptised. 

3  This  brings  to  view  the  ancient  days, 
AATien  first  the  gospel  church  was  raised, 
No  other  mode  was  then  devised  : 
Believing  souls  were  thus  baptised  : 

4  Baptised  into  the  Savior's  death, 
Arising,  lived  the  life  of  faith  : 
Giving  to  Christ,  the  Lord,  the  praise, 
By  walking  in  his  humble  ways. 

20 


266  BAPTISM. 

'1S8  C.  M.  Ano7t. 

Why  tarriest  thou?  arise,  and  he  baptized. — Acts 

xxii.  16. 

BELIEVING  soul,  "  Why  tarriest  thou ! 
Arise,  and  be  baptised  ;" 
Yield  to  the  word ;  to  Jesus  bow ; 
Let  pride  be  sacrificed. 

2  Buried  in  baptism  with  our  Grod, 

We  bid  the  world  adieu  ; 
Rising  like  him  from  Jordan's  flood, 
Begin  our  lives  anew. 

3  Ye  gilded  vanities,  depart, 

With  all  your  flattering  charms  ; 
I  clasp  my  Savior  to  my  heart, 
He  folds  me  in  his  arms. 

4  Oh,  may  thine  arms,  Almighty  Lord, 

Support  me  through  the  way, 
And,  while  I  thus  thy  grace  record, 
Let  sin  be  washed  away. 

•189  C.  M. 

Baptism— Matt  iii.  13,  17. 

DEAR  Lord !  and  will  thy  pardoning  love 
Embrace  a  wretch  so  vile  ? 
Wilt  thou  my  load  of  guilt  remove. 
And  bless  me  with  thy  smile  ? 

2  Hast  thou  the  cross  for  me  endured, 
And  ail  its  shame  despised  ? 


BAPTISM.  267 

And  shall  I  be  asliamed,  0  Lord, 
With  thee  to  be  baptised  ? 

3  Didst  thou  the  great  example  lead 

In  Jordan's  swelling  fiood^ 
And  shall  my  pride  disdain  the  deed 
That's  worthy  of  my  G-od  ? 

4  Dear  Lord,  the  ardor  of  thy  love 

Reproves  my  cold  delays  ; 
And  now  my  willing  footsteps  move 
In  thy  delightful  ways  ! 

5190  L.  M.  Oadshy's  Col. 

''^  Gan  any  man  forhid  water ^''  &c. — Acts  x.  47. 

nOME,  ye  beloved  of  the  Lord, 

\j  Behold  the  Lamb,  the  incarnate  Word  : 

He  died  and  rose  again  for  you  ! 

What  more  could  your  Redeemer  do  ? 

2  We  to  this  place  are  come  to  show 
What  we  to  boundless  mercy  owe  ; 
The  Savior's  footsteps  to  explore, 
And  tread  the  path  he  trod  before. 

291  1j.  M.  {Alteredhy B.  Frand^) 

Not  ashamed  of  Ghrkt. 

TESUS,  and  shall  it  ever  be, 
J    A  mortal  man  ashamed  of  thee  ! 
Ashamed  of  thee,  whom  angels  praise, 
Whose  glories  rise  through  endless  days. 


268  BAPTISM. 

2  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  sooner  far 
Let  evening  blush  to  own  a  star  ; 
He  sheds  the  beams  of  light  divine 
O'er  this  benighted  soul  of  mine. 

3  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  just  as  soon 
Let  midnight  be  ashamed  of  noon  ; 
'Tis  midnight  with  my  soul,  till  he, 
Bright  morning  Star  !  bid  darkness  flee. 

4  Ashamed  of  Jesus  !  that  dear  friend 
On  whom  my  hopes  of  heaven  depend  : 
No  ;  when  I  blush,  be  this  my  shame, 
That  I  no  more  revere  his  name. 

5  Ashamed  of  Jesiis !  yes,  I  may, 
When  I've  no  guilt  to  wash  away, 
No  tear  to  wipe,  no  good  to  crave, 
No  fears  to  quell,  no  soul  to  save. 

6  Till  then — nor  is  my  boasting  vain — 
Till  then  I  boast  a  Savior  slain  ! 
And  oh,  may  this  my  glory  be 
That  Christ  is  not  ashamed  of  me  ! 

!J9'2  8s,  7s.     Ghristian  Psalmist. 

JESUS,  I  my  cross  have  taken. 
All  to  leave,  and  follow  thee  ; 
Friendless,  poor,  despised,  forsaken, 
Thou,  from  hence,  my  all  shalt  be. 
Perish,  every  fond  ambition, 


THE  lord's  supper.  269 

All  I've  sought,  or  hoped,  or  known  ; 
Yet  how  rich  is  my  condition. 
God  and  heaven  are  still  my  own. 

Let  the  world  despise  and  leave  me  ; 

They  have  left  my  Savior  too  : 
Human  hearts  and  looks  deceive  me ; 

Thou  art  not,  like  them  untrue  ; 
And  while  thou  shalt  smile  upon  me  ; 

God  of  wisdom,  love  and  might, 
Foes  may  hate  and  friends  disown  me ; 

Show  thy  face,  and  all  is  bright. 


THE  LORD'S  SUPPER. 


'193  L.  M.   (Abridged.)   Watts. 

The  Lord's  Supper  Instituted, — 1  Cor.  xi.  23. 

TWAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 
When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 
And  friends  betrayed  him  to  his  foes. 

2  Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blessed  and  brake: 
What  love  through  all  his  actions  ran  ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  he  spake  ! 

3  "  This  is  my  body,  broke  for  sin  ; 

Receive,  and  eat  the  living  food  ;" 
Then  took  the  cup  and  blessed  the  wine  ; 
"  'Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood." 


270  THE  lord's  SUPPER. 

4  "  Do  this,"  he  cried,  "  till  time  shall  end, 
In  memory  of  your  djdng  friend ; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 
The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 


5   [Jesus,  thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

We  show  thy  death,  we  sing  thy  name. 
Till  thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 
The  marriage-supperof  the  Lamb.] 

294.  C.  M.  Warn. 

Divine   LoDe  mahing  a  Feast,  &c.  —  Luke  xiv. 

17,  23. 

HOW  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place 
With  Christ  within  the  doors, 
While  everlasting  love  displays 
The  choicest  of  her  stores  ! 


9 


Here  every  bowel  of  our  Grod 

With  soft  compassion  rolls  ; 
Here  peace  and  pardon,  bought  with  blood, 

Is  food  for  dying  souls. 

3  [AVhile  all  our  hearts  and  all  our  songs 

Join  to  admire  the  feast, 
Each  of  us  cry,  with  thankful  tongues, 
"  Lord,  why  was  I  a  guest !" 

4  "Why  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice. 

And  enter  while  there's  room. 
When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice. 
And  rather  starve  than  come?" 


THE  lord's  supper.  271 

5  'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast 
That  sweetly  forced  us  in, 
Else  we  had  still  refused  to  taste, 
And  perished  in  our  sin. 

•195  L.  M.  (Abridged.)         Watts. 

IncomparaUe  Food;  oi\  the  Flesh  and  Blood  of 
Christ. 

\\  JE  sing  the  amazing  deeds 
V  V     That  grace  divine  performs  ; 
The  eternal  God  comes  down  and  bleeds 
To  nourish  dying  worms. 

2  This  soul-reviving  wine, 
Dear  Savior,  'tis  thy  blood  ; 

We  thank  that  sacred  flesh  of  thine 
For  this  immortal  food. 

3  The  banquet  that  we  eat 

Is  made  of  heavenly  things  ; 
Earth  hath  no  dainties  half  so  sweet 
As  our  Redeemer  brings. 

-t      The  angelic  host  above 
Can  never  taste  this  food, 
They  feast  upon  their  Maker's  love, 
But  not  a  Savior's  blood. 

5      Come,  all  ye  drooping  saints, 

And  banquet  with  the  King,  * 

This  wine  will  drown  your  sad  complaint.'^ 
And  tune  your  voice  to  sing. 


272  THE  lord's  supper. 

296  C.  M.  Stennett, 

Eat,  0  Friends!— Q^i^ni.  v,  1. 

I   ORD,  at  thy  table  I  behold 
JLj  The  wonders  of  thy  grace, 
But  most  of  all  admire  that  I 
Should  find  a  welcome  place. 

2  I,  that  am  all  defiled  with  sin, 

A  rebel  to  my  Grod  ; 
I,  that  have  crucified  his  Son, 
And  trampled  on  his  blood. 

3  What  strange,  surprising  grace  is  this, 

That  such  a  soul  has  room ! 
My  Savior  takes  me  by  the  hand. 
My  Jesus  bids  me  come. 

4  "  Eat,  0  my  friends!"  the  Savior  cries ; 

"  The  feast  was  made  for  you ; 
For  you  I  groaned,  and  bled,  and  died, 
And  rose,  and  triumphed  too !" 

5  With  trembling  faith  and  bleeding  hearts; 

Lord,  we  accept  thy  love  ; 
'Tis  a  rich  banquet  we  have  had : 
What  will  it  be  above  ! 

6  Ye  saints  below  and  hosts  of  heaven, 

Join  all  your  praising  powers ; 
No  theme  is  like  redeeming  love, 
No  Savior  is  like  ours. 


THE  lord's  supper.  273 

'^f}'7  C.  M.       Christian  Psalmist. 

THE  King  of  heaven  his  table  spreads, 
And  blessings  crown  the  board  ; 
Not  paradise  with  all  its  joys, 
Could  such  delight  afford. 

^  Pardon  and  peace  to  dying  men, 
And  endless  life  are  given. 
Through  the  rich  blood  that  Jesus  shed. 
To  raise  our  souls  to  heaven. 

o  Millions  of  souls,  in  glory  now, 
Were  fed  and  feasted  here ; 
And  millions  more,  still  on  the  way, 
Around  the  board  appear. 

4  All  things  are  ready,  come  away. 
Nor  weak  excuses  frame ; 
Crowd  to  your  places  at  the  feast. 
And  bless  the  Founder's  name. 

29S  L.  M.      Ghristian  Psalmist. 

HOW  pleasing  to  behold  and  see 
The  friends  of  Jesus  all  agree, 
To  sit  around  his  sacred  board 
As  members  of  one  common  Lord. 

2  Here  we  behold  the  dawn  of  bliss — 
Here  we  enjoy  the  Savior's  grace — 
Here  we  behold  his  predious  blood. 
Which  sweetly  pleads  for  us  with  (jrod. 

3  While  here  we  sit,  we  would  implore 
That  love  may  spread  from  shore  to  shore. 


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274  THE  lord's  supper. 

'Till  all  the  saints  like  us  combine 
To  praise  the  Lord  in  songs  divine. 

•199  L.  M.  Watts. 

Remember  Jesus. — Luke  xxii.  10. 
^'^HE  Lord  of  life  his  table  spread, 
X   With  his  own  flesh  and  dying  blood  : 
We  on  the  rich  provisions  feed, 
And  taste  the  wine,  and  bless  our  God  ! 

2  May  sinful  sweets  be  all  forgot, 
And  earth  grow  less  in  our  esteem  ; 
Christ  and  his  love  fill  every  thought, 
And  faith  and  hope  be  fixed  on  him. 

»iOO  L.  M.         Farkinsoii' s  Selec. 

Godly  Sorrow  for  Sin. 

PITY  a  helpless  sinner,  Lord, 
Who  would  believe  thy  gracious  word, 
But  own  my  heart  with  shame  and  grief, 
A  sink  of  sin  and  unbelief. 

2  Lord,  in  thy  house  I  read  there's  room, 
And,  venturing  hard,  behold,  I  come  ! 
But  can  there,  tell  me,  can  there  be 
Among  thy  children  room  for  me  ? 

?.  I  eat  the  bread  and  drink  the  wine, 
But  ah  !  my  soul  wants  more  than  sign  : 
I  faint  unless  I  feed  on  thee, 
And  drink  thy  blood  as  shed  for  me. 

•1  For  sinners,  Lord,  thou  camest  to  bleed, 
Ajad  I'm  a  sinner,  vile  indeed  ! 
Lord,  I  believe  thy  grace  is  free  ; 
Oh,  magnify  that  grace  in  me  ! 


BEFORE  PREACHING. 


301  L.  M.  (Abridged.)         Watts. 

The  Enjoyment  of  Christ;  or,  Deliglit  in  Wor- 
sliiiJ. 

FAR  from  m}^  thoughts,  vain  world,  begone, 
Let  my  rcHgious  hours  alone  : 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Savior  see, 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

2  My  heart  grows  warm  with  holy  fire, 
And  kindles  with  a  pure  desire  : 
Come,  my  dear  Jesus,  from  above. 
And  feed  ni}'"  soul  with  heavenly  love. 

3  Blessed  Jesus,  what  delicious  fare  ! 
How  sweet  thy  entertainments  are  ! 
Never  did  angels  taste  above 
Redeeming  grace  and  dying  love. 

4  Hail,  great  Immanuel,  all  divine. 
In  thee  thy  Father's  glories  shine  ; 
Thou  brightest,  sweetest,  fairest  one. 
That  eyes  have  seen  or  angels  known. 

302  L.  M.  Watts. 
The  same. 

I  SEND  the  joys  of  earth  away,  . 
Away  ye  tempters  of  the  mind , 
False  as  the  smooth,  deceitful  sea, 
And  empty  as  the  whistling  wind. 

2  Your  streams  were  floating  me  along 
Down  to  the  gulf  of  dark  despair, 


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276  BEFORE  PREACHING. 

And  whilst  I  listened  to  5^our  song, 
.Your  Streams  had  e'en  conveyed  me  there. 

8  Lord,  I  adore  thy  matchless  grace, 
That  warned  me  of  that  dark  abyss. 
That  dre^-me  from  those  treacherous  seas, 
And  bid  me  seek  superior  bliss. 

4  Now  to  the  shining  realms  above 

I  stretch  my  hands  and  glance  my  eyes  ; 
0  for  the  pinions  of  a  dove 
To  bear  me  to  the  .upper  skies  ! 

^'  There  from  the  bosom  of  my  God 
Oceans  of  endless  pleasure  roll ; 
There  would  I  fix  my  last  abode. 
And  drown  the  sorrows  of  my  soul. 

303  C.  M.  Hai 

The  same. — Cant.  iv.  16. 

ONCE  more  we  come  before  our  God  : 
Once  more  his  blessing  ask ; 
0,  may  not  duty  seem  a  load 
Nor  worship  prove  a  task. 

£  Father,  thy  quickening  Spirit  send 
From  heaven,  in  Jesus'  name, 
To  make  our  waiting  minds  attend. 
And  put  our  souls  in  frame. 

3  May  we  receive  the  word  we  hear. 
Each  in  an  honest  heart ; 
Hoard  up  the  precious  treasure  there, 
And  never  with  it  part. 


BEFORE  PREACHING.  277 

4  To  seek  thee  all  our  hearts  dispose  ; 

To  each  thy  blessings  suit ; 
And  let  the  seed  thy  servant  sows 
Produce  a  copious  fruit. 

5  Bid  the  refreshing  north  wind  wake  ; 

Say  to  the  south  wind,  Blow  ; 
Let  every  plant  the  power  partake. 
And  all  the  garden  grow. 

6  Revive  the  parched  with  heavenly  showers  ; 

The  cold  with  warmth  divine  ; 
And  as  the  benefit  is  ours, 
Be  all  the  glory  thine. 

304  S.  M.  Vanmetcr 

LivoMng  the  Holy  S^nrit. — See  Luke  xi,  13. 

nOME,  Holy  Spirit,  come, 
\J  And  give  us  light  divine ; 
Remove  our  doubts,  dispel  our  gloom, 
And  on  our  darkness  shine. 

2  Help  our  infirmities. 

And  teach  us  how  to  pray ; 
And  give  the  children  large  supplies 
Of  heavenly  food  to-day. 

8  Console  each  troubled  heart, 

And  make  the  feeble  sti'ong  ;     - 
Warm  our  affections,  and  impart 
Devotion  to  each  tongue. 

4  Thy  holy  unction  give, 

To  him  that  sows  the  seed  ; 


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8  BEFORE  PREACHING. 

And  may  our  heai^ts  the  word  receive, 
And  on  its  dainties  feed. 


305  C.  M.  Watt^. 
The  Holy  Spirit  Invoiced. 

pOME,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
\J   With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

2  Look,  how  we  grovel  here  below, 
Fond  of  these  trifling  toys  ; 
Our  souls  can  neither  fl}^  nor  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys, 
o  Tn  vain  we  tune  our  forma:  songs^ 
In  vain  we  strive  to  rise  ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues. 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4-  Dear  Lord !  and  shall  we  ever  live 
At  this  poor,  dying  rate  ? 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  thee, 
And  thine  to  us  so  great ! 
5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  thy  quickening  powers, 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 
And  that,  shall  kindle  ours. 

306  L.  M.  Stowell- 
The  Mercy-Seat. 

FROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 


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BEFORE  PREACHING.  279 

There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat : 
'Tis  found  beneath  the  Mercy-Seat. 

2  There  is  a  phice  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads ; 
A  place  of  all  on  earth  most  sweet : 
It  is  the  blood-bought  Mercy-Seat. 

B  There  is  a  scene  where  spirits  blend, 

Where  friend  holds  fellowsliip  with  friend, 
Though  sundered  far  :  by  faith  they  meet 
Around  one  common  Mercy-Seat. 

4:  Ah  !  whither  could  we  flee  for  aid, 
When  tempted,  desolate,  dismayed, — 
Or  how  the  hosts  of  hell  defeat. 
Had  suifering  saints  no  Mercy-Seat. 

5  There,  there^  on  eagle-wings  we  soar. 
And  sin  and  sense  seem  all  no  more ; 
And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet, 
And  glory  crowns  the  Mercy-Seat. 

()  Oh,  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill, 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold  and  still,  "IS 

This  bounding  heart  forget  to  beat, 
If  I  forget  the  Mercy-Seat. 

307  7s.^  Leland 

Meeting. 
DRETHREN,  I  am  come  again, 
iJ  Let  us  join  to  pray  and  sing  ; 
Joseph  lives  and  Jesus  reigns, 
Praise  him  in  the  highest  sti'ains. 

2  Many  days  and  weeks  have  past 
Since  we  met  together  last ; 


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380  BEFORE  PREACHING. 

Yet  Qur  lives  do  still  remain, 
Here  on  earth  we  meet  again. 

3  Many  of  our  friends  are  gone 
To  their  long  eternal  home  ; 
We  are  waiting  here  below, 
Soon  we  after  them  shall  go. 

4  Brethren,  tell  me  how  you  do  ; 

Does  your  lovv3  continue  true  ?  #^ 

Are  you  waiting  for  your  King, 
When  he  shall  return  again  ? 

5  If  you  want  to  know  of  me, 
How  I  am,  or  what  I  be  ; 
Here  I  am,  behold  who  will,    • 
Sure  I  am  a  sinner  still. 

*'>  Weak  and  wounded,  sick  and  lame, 
All  unholj^  all  unclean  : 
Worse  and  worse  mj^self  I  see, 
Yet  the  Lord  remembers  me. 

308  C.  M.  .Vaivineter- 

The  Broad  and  the  Narrow   Way. — Matth.  vii- 

13,  14. 

BROAD  is  the  road,  and  wide  the  gate, 
That  lead  to  death,  where  thousands  mee^ 
But  straight  and  narrow  is  the  way, 
That  leads  to  life  and  endless  day. 

•1  In  these  t#o  roads,  are  all  mankind, 
Yet  few  this  narrow  way  can  find  ; 
While  thousands  shun  this  narrow  path, 
And  choose  the  road  that  leads  to  death 


BEFORE   PREACHING.  281 

3  Behold !  the  pilgi-im  as  he  goes,  ttf-^ 
Meeting  with  sorrows,  pains  and  woes  jB^ 
And  see  the  heedless  multitude, 
Treading,  Avith  ease,  the  downward  road  : 

4  But  oh  !  the  difference  in  the  end  ! 
-The  wicked  shall  to  hell  descend  ! 

While  heaven,  with  its  eternal  joys, 
Awaits  the  pilgrhn  when  he  di^js  ! 

30.9  C.    M.  Yanmettr. 

Religion  worth  more  than  all  else. 

LET  others  compass  seas  and  lands, 
To  gather  earthly  toys  ; 
Lord,  may  I  follow  thy  commandB, 
And  seek  for  nobler  joys. 

2  Let  kings  and  monarchs  wear  the  crown. 

And  lords  in  affluence  live  ; 

May  I  thy  righteousness  put  on  : 

Thy  gracious  smiles  receive. 

3  Whilst  others  seek  for  carnal  wecJtli, 

And  toil  for  golden  ore _; 
Lord,  grant  my  soul  religious  health. 
And  I^desire  no  more  ! 

310  L.  M.  Hart. 

Stony  Heart. — Isa.  l2^v.  1 ;  Ezek.  xi.  19. 

OFOR  a  glance  of  heavenly  day, 
^  To  take  this  stuhborn  .stone  aw.'iy  ' 
And  thaw,  with  bci^ms  of  love  divine, 
This  heart,  this  frozen  heart  of  mine. 

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o2  CLOSING  HYMNS. 

T^I|||K)Gks  can  rend :  the  earth  can  quake, 
Tn^bas  can  roar ;  the  mountains  snake  ; 
Of  feeling,  all  things  show  some  sign, 
But  this  unfeeling  heart  of  mine. 
To  hear  the  sorrows  thou  hast  felt, 
Dear  Lord,  an  adamant  would  melt! 
But  I  can  read  each  moving  line, 
And  nothing  moves  this  heart  of  mine. 

Thy  judgments,  too,  unmoved  I  hear, 
(Amazing  thought !)  which  devils  fear  : 
Mercy  and  wrath  in  vain  combine 
To  stir  this  stupid  heart  of  mine. 
But  something  yet  can  do  the  deed  ! 
And  that  dear  something  much  I  need  ; 
Thy  Spirit  can  from  dross  refine. 
And  move  and  melt  this  heart  of  mine. 


CLOSING   HYMNS. 


311  L.  M.  ffart. 

Dismission. 

DISMISS  us  with  thy  blessing.  Lord, 
Help  us  to  feed  upon  thy  word ; 
All  that  has  been  amiss  forgive, 
And  let  thy  truth  within  us  live. 

2  Though  we  are  guilty,  thou  art  good, 
Oh,  wash  us  in  the  SaviorV  blood  ; 
Give  every  fettered  soul  release, 
And  bid  us  all  depart  in  peace. 


CLOSING  HYMNS.  288 

^V2  8s,  rs.  Jfewton. 

May  the  Grace,  &c. — 2  Cor.  xiii.  42. 
"\ /TAY  the  grace  of  Christ,  our  Savior, 
iVJL  And  the  Father's  boundless  love, 
With  the  Holy  Spirit's  favor, 
Rest  upon  us  from  above  ! 

2  Thus  may  we  abide  in  union 

With  each  other  and  the  Lord  ; 

And  possess,  in  sweet  communion 

Joys  which  earth  cannot  afford. 

313  C.  M.  VanmeUr. 

Religion. 
T>  ELIGION  !  what  a  vast  estate, 
Xt  On  guilty  worms  bestowed  ! 
'     Not  all  the  riches  of  the  great. 
Are  worth  this  gift  of  God  ! 

2  How  transient  is  all  earthly  bliss  ! 

How  poor  is  shining  gold  ! 
An^  mortal  crowns,  compared  with  this, 
How  worthless  to  behold  ! 

3  In  all  things  else  let  me  be  cros.sed  : 

Lord,  give  this  pearl  to  me  ! 
Without  it  I'm  forever  lost. 
To  all  eternity ! 

314  L.  M.  Watts. 

Praise  to  God  from  all  Nations. 

FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 
Let  the  Creator's  praise  arise  ; 


I 


284  CLOSING  HYMNS. 

Let^ie  Redeemer's  name  be  sung 
ThrTOgli  every  laud,  by  every  tongue. 

2  Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord ; 
Eternal  truth  attends  tliy  word  ; 
Th]||^rai«e  sliall  sound  from  store  to  shore 
Tjll^arth  and  time  shall  be  no  more. 

315  *  7s.  Masters. 

Eeligion. 

'"yiS  religion  that  can  give 

-L    Sweetest  pleasures  vrhile  we  live  ; 
'Tis  religion  must  supply 
Solid  comfort  when  w^  die. 

2  After  death  its  joys  will  be 
Lasting  as  eternity ! 
Be  the  living  God  my  friend, 
Then  my  bliss  shall  never  end. 

316  C.  M.  Watts. 
Sahntion. 

Q ALVATION !  oh,  the  joyful  sound  ! 
)0  Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears  ; 
A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

-  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 
At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay  ! 
But  we  arise  by  gvace  divine 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

Salvation!  let  the  echo^fly 

Thp  -r./ir-imm  .^;v,'fli  firound. 


CLOSING  HYMNS.  285   M 

While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky  ^ 

Cpuspire  to  raise  the  sound. 

31T  C.  M.         ParUnson's  Sel 

A  Parting  Hymn. 

BLESSED  be  the  dear  uniting  love 
Thfit  will  not  let  us  part ! 
Our  bodies  may  far  off  remove, — 
We  still  are  joined  in  heart. 

2  Joined  in  one  spirit  to  pur  Head, 

Where  he  appoints  we'll  go, 
And  still  in  Jesus'  footsteps  tread 
And  show  his  praise  below. 

3  Oh,  let  us  ever  walk  in  him, 

And  nothing  know  beside  ; 
Nothing  desire,  nothing  esteem. 
But  Jesus  crucified. 

4  Closer  and  closer  let  us  cleave 

To  his  beloved  embrace  ; 
AVith  joy  and  gratitude  receive 
The  fulness  pf  his  grace. 

5  Oh,  let  us  hasten  to  the  day 

Which  shall  our  fiesh  restore  : 
When  death  shall  all  be  done  away, 
And  bodies  part  no  more. 

318  C.  M.  (Abridged.)  F 

Pure  Religion,  &c. — James  i.  2^7. 

RELIGION  is  the  chief  concerr- 
Of  mortals  here  below  : 


► 


5B6  EXTRACTS. 

May  I  its  great  importance  learn, 
Its  sovereign  virtue  know ! 

2  More  needful  this  than  glittering  wealth, 

Or  aught  the  world  bestows  ; 
Not  reputation,  food,  or  health 
Can  give  us  such  repose. 

3  Religion  should  our  thoughts  engage 

Amidst  our  youthful  bloom  ; 
'Twill  fit  us  for  declining  age, 
And  for  the  awful  tomb. 


EXTRACTS: 

TO  BE  SUNG  BETWEEN  PRAYER  AND  SERMON,   AND  ON 
ANY  OTHER  SUITABLE    OCCASION. 


319  No.  1.  P.  M. 

I  HAVE  sought  round  the  verdant  earth, 
For  unfading  joy ; 
I  have  tried  every  source  of  mirth, 
But  all,  all  will  cloy. 
Lord,  bestow  on  me  grace  to  set  my  spirit  free  : 
Thine  the  praise  shall  be,  mine,  mine  the  joy. 
No.  2.  C.  M. 

THROUGH  many  dangers,  toils  and  snares, 
I  have  already  come  ; 
'  Tis  grace  has  brought  me  safe  thus  far, 
And  grace  will  lead  me  home. 

2  The  Lord  has  promised  good  to  me ; 
His  word  my  hope  secures  ; 


EXTRACTS.  *87 

He  will  my  shield  and  portion  be, 
As  long  as  life  endures. 

No.  3.  S.  M. 

G1  RACE  led  my  roving  feet, 
r  To  tread  the  heavenly  road  ; 
And  new  supplies,  each  hour,  1  meei. 
While  pressing  on  to  God. 

Grace  all  the  work  shall  crown, 

Through  everlasting  days ; 
It  lays  in  heaven  the  topmost  stone, 

And  well  deserves  the  praise. 

No.  4.  C.  M. 

WHY  was  I  made  to  hear  thy  voice, 
And  enter  while  there's  room, 
When  thousands  make  a  wretched  choice, 
And  rather  starve  than  come. 

'Twas  the  same  love  that  spread  the  feast, 

That  sweetly  forced  us  in ; 
Else  we  had  still  reiused  to  taste, 

And  perished  in  our  sin. 

No.  5.  S.  M. 

NOR  earth,  nor  all  the  sky, 
Can  one  delight  afford  ; 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy,  * 

Without  thy  presence,  Lord. 

Thou  art  the  sea  of  love 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll ; 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move, 

And  center  of  my  soul. 


288  EXTRACTS. 

No.  I.  C.  M. 

DANGERS  stand  thick  thro'  all  the  ground, 
To  push  us  to  the  tomb  ; 
And  fierce  diseases  wait  around. 
To  huny  mortals  home  ! 

2  Good  God  !  on  what  a  slender  thread. 
Hang  everlasting  things ! 
The  eternal  states  of  all  the  dead, 
Upon  life's  feeble  strings  ! 

No.  7.  L.  M. 

FAR  from  my  thoughts,  vain  world,  be  gone, 
Let  mj^  religious  hours  alone  ; 
Fain  would  my  eyes  my  Savior  see, 
I  wait  a  visit,  Lord,  from  thee. 

No.  8.  7s. 

LET  me  love  thee  more  and  more, 
If  I  love  at  all,  I  pray ; 
If  I  have  not  loved  before. 
Help  me  to  begin  to-day. 


DEATH    AND    THE    RESURRECTION. 


320  8s,  7s.   Christian  Psalmist. 

\  NGELS  ministered  to  Jesus, 
jIjl  When  the  subtle  tempter  fled 
From  the  mountain  of  temptation, 
When  his  dart  had  vainly  sped  : 
Down  to  earth  they  fly  from  heaven, 
See,  what  crowds  are  gathered  round, 


DEATH  AND  Tl£E  RESUllllEOTION.  280 

\nd  the  scene  of  his  fierce  trial 
Now  becometh  hallowed  ground. 

'Z  Angels  ministered  to  Jesus, 

In  the  garden,  when  he  lay 
Praying  unto  God  his  Father, 

That  the  cup  might  pass  away : 
He  was  strengthened  there  to  drink  it 

For  our  fallen  guilty  race, 
And  his  follower's  purest  feelings 

Linger  round  that  sacred  place. 

3  Angels  ministered  to  Jesus 

On  the  morn  he  left  the  tomb, 
When  the  dawn  of  day  eternal 

Burst  upon  its  cheerless  gloom; 
Down  they  struck  the  fearful  soldiers, 

Rolled  the  massive  stone  away. 
And  behold  in  death's  dominions, 

Life  now  holds  its  sovereign  sway. 

4  Angels  ministered  to  Jesus 

When  he  took  his  upward  flight 
From  the  world  he  came  to  ransom, 

To  the  glorious  realms  of  light ; 
See,  they  form  his  willing  escort, 

As  his  chariot  mounts  the  sky, 
And  the  golden  gates  of  glory 

At  their  challenge  open  fly. 

5  ffhey  will  minister  to  Jesus 

When  the  skies  are  backward  rolled, 
And  revealed  high  in  heaven. 
All  the  world  their  Judge  behold  : 


'-'90        DEATH  ANi)  THE   RESURRECTION. 

'Chey  will  gather  nil  his  children 
To  their  dear  Redeemer's  side, 

Free  from  earth  and  all  its  sorrows, 
With  him  ever  to  abide. 

'i'-il  7s,  lis.  Vauiust^i 

Short  Life^  and  the  Vanity  of  earthly  thingyi. 

OUR  days,  alas  !  how  transient ! 
How  fast  our  moments  fly  ! 
Each  whispering,  as  it  passes, 

That  we  are  born  to  die. 
The  wheels  of  time  are  rolling. 

And  death  is  hastening  on  ; 
When  all  our  earthly  pleasures 
Shall  be  forever  gone. 

"J  (Shall  we  pursue  such  pleasures 
As  f\\de  away  and  die  ? 

Can  Ophir's  golden  treasures 
Our  wishes  satisfy  ? 

Let  honor,  wealth  and  power,  ^ 
And  crowns  and  kingdoms  fall : 

For  there's  a  dying  horn- 
When  we  shall  leave  them  all. 

:'.  On  these  low  grounds  of  sorrow. 

No  lasting  pleasures  rise  ; 
Nor  can  the  fields  of  nature 

Afford  unsullied  joys ; 
But  there's  undying  pleasures  * 

Beyond  the  reach  of  time ; 
And  uucorrupted  treasures, 

And  joys  that  are  sublime. 


DEATH  AND  THE   RESURRECTION.         '^V*  i 

4  Be  this  my  constant  calling, 

And  this  my  chief  concern, 
To  gh^rify  my  Savior, 

And  his  salvation  learn  : 
Mny  I  but  feel  his  presence 

When  I  am  called  to  die, 
And  through  his  matchless  merits 

Ascend  above  the  sky. 

:J22  P.M.     Christian  Psalmist. 

The  old  Gliurrh-Yard. 

On  com'',  come  with  nieto  thi-  old  church  yard, 
I  w.-ll  know  the  p:ith  thron   h  tlie  soft.  grfMn  sward; 
Friends  slnnil>er  tliere  v  e  were  w>>nt  to  n-jjard, 
We'll  tiMc-  out  theii  niines  in  the  old  church  yard  ; 
Oh  mourn  not  for  them,  their  vtief  is  o'er. 
Weep  nor  frr  ihem.  the\  weep  no  Miore. 
For  d«i -r'  is  'Ivir  slee,.,  tlion.ili  c'A  a'ld  hard 
Their  pi'low  niiiy  he  in  the  o  d  cliitrdi  y  «rd. 

2  1  know  ir  se-ni-)  vain  when  fr  enN  depart. 
To  iire;ithe  k  nd  words  t  >  th"  hnikeri  heart  ; 
I  know  th  I'  t'l    jov-  o  lit'   8"em  npirr'd, 

Whiii  vv  e  foll-'wonr  friends  to  the  o!  1  dnrch  yard; 

Bnt  were  I  a'  rest  lien  -atli  yon  tree. 

Why  8  on'    yon  weep,  dear  fritiidt*.  for  me? 

I'm  way  wi'ni  and  sad,  Oh  whv  then  retard 

The  rest  that  I  seek  in  the  ol  I  church  yaid. 

3  '■  Our  Irieiids  lin>;er  ther<>  in  the  sweetest  r-po«e, 
Released  from' the  world's  sal  her-avctnents  and  woes; 
An  1  wh  '  wo'ild  not  rest  with  the  friend.s  they  regard, 
]n  qnlefnd'  swe.'t  in  the  old  church  yard? 

W-^'l    rest  i'l  the  hope  of  that  hiiirhtday, 
^^  hi  n  '  e  inty  shall  sprinir  from  th<-  prison  of  clay, 
When  <i.|iiiiii's  voice,  and  the  triimi>  of  tlu  Lord, 
Shi    awik'Mi  riu- dejid  in  theohlchiich  yard." 

4  *'  I  >h  !  weep  not  for  me,  I  am  anxions  to  go 
To  that  li  ive')  of  n-st  where  tears  never  How  ; 
I  fear  'lor  to  e-iter  that  1  irk.  hfiely  wird  ; 
For  soon  shall  I  rise  from  the  old  chnrch  yard; 


-2'.) 2        DEATH  AND  THE   RESURRECTION. 

Yes,  soon  shall  I  join  that  heavenly  band 
•    Of  glorified  souls  at  my  Savior's  right  hand  ; 
Forever  to  dwell  iu  bright  mansions,  prepared 
For  the  saints  who  shall  rise  from  the  old  church  yard." 

:rZ2  S.  M.  Vanmi't^ 

Death  of  an  Infant. 

IT  was  a  blooming  flower, 
But  oh  !  it  bloomed  to  fade  ! 
Our  bopes  were  blasted  in  an  bour, 
And  in  the  dust  were  laid. 

2  Those  tender  cords  of  love 

That  twine  around  the  heart, 
Not  death,  nor  time,  can  e'er  remove, 
Or  rend  the  ties  apart. 

3  We  tried,  but  tried  in  vain, 

To  keep  it  longer  here  : 
Our  weeping  eyes  could  not  refrain 
From  the  parental  tear. 

i  But  let  us  weep  no  more, 
But  wipe  our  tears  away ; 
Its  landed  on  the  blissful  shore 
Of  everlasting  day ! 

5  Its  spirit  could  not  stay 

In  such  a  world  as  ours  ; 
For  there's  a  clime  of  endless  day — 
Of  never-fiding  flowers  ! 

6  Oh  !  may  it  be  our  lot, 

By  God's  redeeming  grace, 
To  share  its  joys,  and  there  behold 
Its  sweet,  angelic  face! 


DKATH  AND  THE    RESURRECTION.         29S 

*$i84  P.  M.     Christian  Psalmut. 

Farmcell. 
J  RED  not  a  tecar  o'er  your  friend's  early  V)ior, 


S' 


When  T  am  gone,  when  I  am  gone  ; 
Smile,  if  the  slow  tolling  bell  yon  shull  hi;-r. 

When  I  am  gone,  T  am  gone. 
Weep  not  for  me  when  you  stand  by  my  grave, 
Think  of  the  crowns  all  the  ransomed  shall  have, 
Think  who  has  died  his  beloved  to  save. 

When  I  am  gone,  I  am  gone. 

2  Plant  ye  a  tree  which  may  wave  over  me. 
When  I  am  gone,  when  I  am  gone  ; 

Sing  ye  a  song  when  my  grave  ye  shall  see, 

When  I  am  gone,  T  am  gone. 
Come  at  the  close  of  a  bright  summer  day, 
Come,  when  the  sun  sheds  his  last  lingenng  ray, 
Come  and  rejoice  that  I  thus  passed  away, 

When  I  am  gone,  I  am  gone. 

3  Plant  ye  a  rose  that  may  bloom  o'er  my  bed, 

When  I  am  gone,  when  I  am  gone  ; 
Breathe  not  a  sigh  for  the  blest  early  dead. 

When  T  am  gone,  I  am  gone. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  that  I'm  freed  from  all  care, 
Serve  ye  the  Lord,  that  m)^  bliss  ye  may  share, 
Tjook  up  on  high,  and  believe  T  am  there. 

When  I  am  gone,  I  am  gone. 

^*45  S.  M.  Vanmeter. 

In  the  Grave. 
A /T  Y  body's  now  at  rest, 
M   My  soul  has  fled  on  high, 


:i«4         DEATH  AND   THE    RESURRECTION. 

,^Jfojivvell  in  mansions  of  the  blest. 
^*  5ll  till  eternity. 

_'    Plirougli  .sorrows  I  have  eome. 
Througfi dangers  I  have  passed: 
But  uow  I'm  safely  landed  home. 
And  shall  forever  rest. 

3  Once  I  was  lost  in  sin, 

AVith  guilt  and  fear  oppressed ; 
But  Jesus'  blood  has  washed  me  clean. 
And  now  I  am  at  rest. 

4  Let  kingdoms  rise  and  fall, 

Let  wars  the  nations  waste  ; 
Let  thunders  rock  this  earthly  ball. 
But  I  shall  be  at  rest. 

^  The  miseries  I  endured. 
Did  but  a  moment  last ; 
But  Jesus  hath  for  me  secured 
An  everlasting  rest. 

0  My  soul  no  more  annoj'^ed, 

No  more  with  sin  oppressed, 
But  in  the  presence  of  its  God, 
Shall  now  forever  rest ! 

«-26       '        --■  L.   M.  Anon. 

Sleeping  in  Jesus. 

ASLEEP  in  Jesus  !  blessed  sleep, 
From  which  none  ever  wake  to  weep ! 
A  calm  and  undisturbed  repose, 
Unbroken  bv  the  last  of  foes. 


DEATH  AND   Tlir,    RKSIIRKKOTION.         iM 

'1  Asleep  in  Jesus  !  0,  liow  sweet, 
To  be  for  such  a  sluraher  meet ! 
With  hoJ^'^  confideiice  to  sing, 
That  death  has  lost  his  cruel  sfpig. 

:>  Asleep  in  Jesus !  peaceful  rest, 
Whose  waking  is  supremely  blest ; 
No  fear,  no  wo  shall  dim  that  hour 
That  manifests  the  Savior's  power. 

1-  Asleep  in  Jesus  !  0,  for  me 
May  such  a  blissful  refuge  be : 
Securely  shall  my  ashes  lie, 
Waiting  the  summons  from  on  high. 

5  Asleep  in  Jesus  !  far  from  thee 

Thy  kindred  and  tlicir  graves  may  be  ; 
But  there  is  still  a  blessed  sleep 
From  which  none  ever  wake  to  weep. 

.•5-27  C.    M.  Vanrn^/' 

The  Grnvc-ynrd. 

C10ME'.  thoughtless  mortals,  and  behold 
)  The  mansions  of  the  dead  ! 
Here  lies  the  dust  of  young  aitd  old. 
And  here  you  must  be  laid. 

t  Behold  the  little  mansion  where 
The  smiling  infjint  lies  ; 
And  lo  !  its  mother,  see  just  there 
A  grave  of  larger  size. 

H  The  high,  the  low,  the  rich,  the  poor. 
The  great  and  small  are  here  : 
Alike  confined,  and  shall  no  more 
With  living  men  appear. 


296        DEATH  AND   THE   RESORRECTiON. 

i  Here  lies  the  aged — there  the  youth, 
Who  died  amidst  his  bloom  ! 
Here  lies  the  saint  that  loved  the*truth, 
And  th«e's  the  sinner's  tomb  ! 

5  Reflect,  oh  !  man,  as  you  pass  by 

These  mansions  of  the  dead  ; 
Reflect  that  you,  also,  must  die, 
And  make  this  clay  your  bed  ! 

6  Have  you  a  hope  beyond  the  grave  ? 

Have  you  to  Jesus  fled  ? 
Whose  powerful  arm  alone  can  save, 
And  rescue  from  the  dead  ! 

18 'i§    [^'^    J     8s,  7s.        Gkrlstlan  Psalmist. 

SISTER,  thou  wast  mild  and  lovely, 
G-eutle  as  the  summer's  breeze, 
Pleasant  as  the  air  of  evening, 
When  it  floats  among  the  trees. 

2  Peaceful  be  thy  silent  slumber, 

Peaceful  in  the  grave  so  low  ; 
Thou  no  more  will  join  our  number, 
Thou  no  more  our  songs  shalt  know. 

3  Dearest  sister,  thou  hast  left  us. 

Here  thy  loss  we  deeply  feel ; 

But  'tis  God  that  hath  bereft  us, 

He  can  all  our  sorrows  heal. 

4  Yet  again  we  hope  to  meet  thee, 

When  the  day  of  life  is  fled  ; 
Then  in  heaven  with  joy  to  greet  thee, 
Where  no  farewell  tear  is  shed. 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION.        297 

»«9  C.  M.  Vanmeter 

Death. 
^VHVj  monster,  Death,  sweeps  o'er  the  land, 
L    For  young  nor  old  he  saves  ; 
Nor  rich  nor  poor  escape  his  hand, 
But  hasten  to  their  graves. 

'i  One  day  the  smiling  infant  falls 
Beneath  his  heavy  chains  ; 
And  next  the  aged  man  he  calls, 
And  o'er  the  earth  he  reigns. 
3  'Tis  thus  vain  man  forsakes  the  earth, 
His  life,  a  fleeting  breath ! 
One  day  gives  to  the  creature  birth, 
The  next  proclaims  his  death ! 
i  Oh.  transient  life !  inconstant  world  I 
When  will  vain  mortals  learn 
To  know  their  fatal  destiny, 

And  what's  their  chief  concern? 

5  Great  God  !  prepare  us  by  thy  grace, 

For  joys  at  thy  right  hand  ; 
Then  cheerfully  we'll  run  our  race, 
And  wait  for  thy  command. 

6  If  thou  be  with  us  when  we  die, 

In  triumph  we  shall  sing : 
"O,  grave  !  where  is  thy  victory  ? 
O,  death  !  where  is  thy  sting?" 

SSO  S.  M.    Christian  PmlmUt 

Sing  to  me  of  Heaven. 

OSING  to  me  of  heaven, 
•  When  I  am  called  to  die  ; 


i 


'298        DEATH  AND  THE  RESURKECTION. 

Sing  songs  of  holy  ecstasy, 
To  waft  my  soul  on  high. 

'J  When  cold  and  sluggish  drops. 
Roll  off  my  dying  brow ; 
Break  forth  in  songs  of  joyfulness, 
Let  heaven  begin  below. 
H  AV'hen  my  last  moments  come, 
Oh  !  smooth  my  dying  face  ; 
And  catch  the  bright  seraphic  gleam, 
That  on  my  features  plays. 

i  Assembled  round  my  bed, — 
Let  one  loud  song  be  given ; 
Let  music  cheer  me  last  on  earth, 
xlnd  greet  me  first  in  heaven. 

5  Then  close  my  sightless  eyes. 
And  lay  me  down  to  rest ; 
And  clasp  my  cold  and  clammy  hands 
Upon  my  lifeless  breast. 

<>  Around  my  lifeless  clay, 
xlssemble  those  I  love ; 
And  sing  of  heaven — delightful  heaven, 
My  glorious  home  above. 

331  C.  M.     Christian  P salmis f. 

\T7HEN  blooming  youth  is  snatched  away 
VV     By  death's*  relentless  hand, 
Our  hearts  the  mournful  tribute  pay. 
Which  pity  must  demand. 

i   While  pity  prompts  the  rising  sigh, 
0,  may  this  truth,  imprest 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION.         299 

With  awful  power,  "I  too  must  die !" 
Sink  deep  in  every  breast. 

'5  Let  this  vain  world  engage  no  more  ; 
Behold  the  gaping  tomb ! 
It  bids  its  us  seize  the  present  hour  : 
To-morrow  death  may  come. 

X  The  voice  of  this  alarming  scene, 
May  every  heart  obey  : 
NTor  be  the  heavenly  warning  vain, 
Which  calls  to  watch  and  pray. 

5  Oh,  let  us  fly— to  Jesus  fly, 

Whose  powerful  arm  can  save ; 
Then  shall  our  hopes  ascend  on  high, 
And  triumph  o'er  the  grave. 

332  C.  M.  Vdmneter. 

At  the  Loss  of  a  Wife. 

YE  vanities  of  time,  begone, 
Let  me  indulge  my  tears  ; 
Forbid  me  not  to  mourn  for  one 
Who  shared  my  hopes  and  fears. 

21  I've  lost — and  oh!  the  painful  thought 
Still  lingers  in  my  breast — 
I've  lost  my  spouse,  to  find  her  not. 
And  none  can  give  me  rest. 

.  She  took  a  share  in  all  my  grief, 
And  doubled  all  my  joy  ; 
t>nd  often  gave  me  sweet  relief,  ^ 
When  troubles  did  annoy. 


800        DEATH  AND  THE  RESURREC5TI0N. 

4  The  memory  of  her  virtues  still 

Entwine  my  broken  heart : 
And  none  the  vacancy  can  fill, 
Since  death  bade  her  depart. 

5  But  why,  oh  !  why  should  I  thus  grieve, 

And  mourn  as  others  do. 
Who  have  no  hope  beyond  the  grave, 
No  better  world  in  view  ? 

6  Far  from  this  vain,  delusive  clime, 

Of  mixed,  uncertain  joy, 
She's  gone,  I  trust,  to  joys  sublime, 
Eternal  and  on  high ! 

333  C.  M.  Vanmeter, 

Death  of  an  Aged  Pilgrim. 

BEHOLD  the  calm,  the  peaceful  death, 
The  aged  pilgrim  dies  ; 
In  Jesus  he  resigns  his  breath. 
And  soars  above  the  skies  ! 

2  Here  lies  a  man  whose  pilgrimage 

Was  long  and  full  of  years, 
When  God  was  pleased  to  call  the  sage 
From  this  low  vale  of  tears. 

3  Weak  was  his  body,  sound  his  mind, 

His  eyes  were  growing  dim  ; 
Almost  a  stranger  to  mankind, 
And  they  almost  to  him. 

4  His  eyes  had  seen  the  raging  war ; 

Beheld  returning  peace ; 


DEATH  AND  THE  RESURRECTION.        301 

Had  witnessed  stern  adversity, 
Prosperity  and  ease. 

5  The  world  had  grown  a  tiresome  place, 

Of  false,  deceitful  charms  ; 
He  longed  to  see  his  Savior's  face. 
And  dwell  in  Jesus'  arms. 

6  And  when  his  destined  hour  was  come. 

Contented  and  resigned, 
He  left  his  clay  for  heaven,  his  home, 
Without  a  look  behind  ! 

S34  lis.     Christian  Psalmist. 

Repose. 

MY  rest  is  in  heaven— my  home  is  not  here, 
Then  why  sliouM  I  nmrmnr  when  trials  appear: 
Be  hnshed  my  sad  spirit — the  worst  tliHl  can  come. 
But  shortens  thy  journey,  and  hastens  thee  home, 

%  A  pilgrim  and  sttansrer,  I  seek  not  my  Miss, 
Nor  lay  up  my  treasures  in  regiops  like  this; 
I  look  for  a  mansion  wliich  hands  have  not  piled,-— 
I  lung  for  a  city  by  sin  umlefiled. 

S  Though  foes  and  afflictions  my  progress  oppose, 
They  only  make  heaven  more  sweet  at  the  close; 
Come  joy  or  come  sorrow — the  wor^t  may  befall. 
One  moment  in  glory  makes  up  for  them  all. 

4  The  thorn  and  the  thistle  nrouid  me  <i.ay  grow, 
I  would  not  repo^p  me  on  ro^es  below  ; 

I  ask  not  my  portion — I  eeek  not  my  rest. 
Till  seated  with   Jesus,  I  lean  on  his  breast. 

5  No  scrip  for  my  journey — no  staff  in  my  hand, 
A  nilgrim  impatient  t  pre^s  to  the  land; 

The  path  may  be  rugs  d,  it  cannot  be  lone — 
With  hope  I'll  beguile  it,  and  cheer  it  with  song. 


TIME    AND    ETERNITY 


:i35  C.  M.  VanmeUr. 

The  Stream  of  Time. 

'^PHERE  is  a  stream  whose  current  flows 
L   As  ceaseless  as  the  sun  ; 
Onward,  with  sorrows,  pains  and  woes, 
Its  troubled  waters  run. 

2  Still  onward,  pressing  to  its  source — 
The  ocean,  whence  it  came ; 
Nor  stayed  by  circumstance  nor  force, 
Is  this  resistless  stream. 

'^  On  its  broad  bosom  as  it  glides, 
Are  heedless  mortals  borne ; 
And  in  the  boundless  ocean  hides 
The  friends  for  whom  we  mourn. 

4-  The  high,  the  low,  are  swept  away, 
The  youth,  in  all  his  prime ; 
The  meek,  the  mournful  and  the  gay, 
By  the  great  Stream  of  Time  ! 

5   Kternity  !  unfathomed  sea ! 

Where  all  our  thoughts  are  drowned  ! 
As  boundless  as  infinity ! 
Thither  this  stream  is  bound. 

(I  8oon  shall  its  current  land  us  there. 

Soon  shall  our  days  be  o'er ; 

\nd  the  arch-angel  shall  declare 

That  Time  shall  be  no  mxyre ! 


TIME  AND  ETERNITY.  308 

^SS  L.  M.     Christian  Psalmist. 

ETERNITY  is  just  at  hand, 
And  shall  I  waste  my  ebbing  sand  ? 
And  careless  view  departing  day, 
And  throw  my  inch  of  time  away  ? 
2  Be  this  my  chief,  my  only  care — 
My  high  pursuit — my  ardent  prayer — 
An  interest  in  the  Savior's  blood, 
My  pardon  sealed,  and  peace  with  Grod. 

8  But  should  my  brightest  hopes  be  vain. 
The  rising  doubts,  how  sharp  the  pain  : 
My  fears,  0  gracious  God,  remove. 
Confirm  my  title  to  thy  love. 

4  Search,  Lord — 0  search  my  inmost  heart. 
And  light,  and  hope,  and  joy  impart : 
From  guilt  and  error  set  me  free. 
And  guide  me  safe  to  heaven  and  thee. 

SSI  C.  M.  (Abridged.)  Watfs. 

The  Vanity  of  Man  as  Mortal. 

TEACH  me  the  measure  of  my  days. 
Thou  Maker  of  my  frame  ; 
I  would  survey  life's  narrow  space 
And  learn  how  frail  I  am. 

2  A  span  is  all  that  we  can  boast. 

An  inch  or  two  of  time ; 
.     Man  is  but  vanity  and  dust 

In  all  his  flower  and  prime. 
li  What  should  I  wish  or  wait  for,  then. 

From  creatures,  earth,  and  dust? 


'i  04  MISCELLANEOUS. 

They  make  our  expactatlons  vain, 
And  disappoint  our  trust. 

4  Now  I  forbid  ray  carnal  hope, 
My  fond  desires  recall ; 
I  give  my  martal  interest  up, 
And  make  my  God  my  all. 


MISCELLANEOUS, 


S38  lis.  Anari. 

The  Bride,  the  Lamb's  Wife. 

BBnOLD!  a  sweet  wonier  in  Iteaven  wa'^  seen! 
The  Br'<le  of  tlie  Lamh,  a  most  lieantiful  queen! 
The  truth,  like  a  garment,  so  fair  to  behold. 
Adorned  her  with  hangingt;  much  brightiT  than  goldi 
%  And  clothed  with  the  snn  of  God's  love,  she  musk  be 
A  wonder  in  heaven,  a  beanty  to  see! 
A  wonder,  indeed,  since  Jehovah  on  his;h 
Haa  called  her  his  bride  from  ail  eternity. 

3  Before  the  foandation  of  heaven  was  laid. 
He  owned  his  affection  for  this  comely  maid  ; 
Betrothed  her  and  called  her  to  be  his  San's  wife , 
Who,  freely,  lo  save  her,  did  lay  down  his  life, 

4  He  crow  ns  her  with  glory,  makes  justice  ber  seat ; 
The  body  of  law  he  puts  under  her  feet; 

To  travel  the  precepts  to  Jesus'  arms, 

He  crowns  her  with  glory,  in  smiling,  sweet  cbarmft. 

&  The  ancient  twelve  patriarchs  bow  to  behold, 
All  shining  ingli»ry  mnch  brighter  than  goM, 
And  tbounandi  of  angel-^  whose  garments  are  clean,    . 
All  filled  with  wonder,  admiring  the  Queen. 

«  The  wedding  is  ready,  the  Brii»»groom  won't  stay,, 
Ibe  attendants  are  chosen,  and  will  not  delay ; 
The  lamb  it  is  slain,  and  the  supper  is  found. 
And  the  wine  is  prepared  on  the  table  all  aroand. 


I 


INDEX  TO  SUBJECTS. 


/•      I  HYMNS. 

lod,   is  Being  and  Attributes, 1 — 25 

he  ]ill, 26- 

he  Siiptures, 37—44 

he  ijw, 45—54 

he  (jispel 55—71 

brisj  HisDivinity  and  Incarnation, 72 — 81 

hrisl  His  Birth, 82—84 

tirisl  His  Life  and  Characters, 85-120 

hris|  His  Sufferings  and  Death, ; 121-136 

tirisls  Resurrection  and  Ascension.......... 137-141 

jris''*  Intercession, 142-146 

niorwith   Christ, 147  152 

redatination  and  Election, 153-16] 

ilvaaon  and  Redemption, 162-17t^ 

i8til*;ation, 176-182 

)rgi'ene8s  and  Pardon, 183-188 

igej^ration  and  Conversion, 189-196 

ivitjtions  and  Promises 197-208 

le  Oiristlan, 209-241 

3a\ifnly  Prospects 242-252 

JtH 253-256 

Dpi 257-259 

'vWtoGod, 260-268 

otiierly  Lovo, 264-267 

ephurch, 268.27?^ 

caption  of  Members, 276-284 

pHsm,. 286-292 

e  Lord's  Supper, 293-800 

fore  Preaching. 301-310 

)9lnfi:  Hymns, 811-818 

tracts,  ...„^— — - 319 

ath    and  the  Resurrection, «.- 820-334 

ne  and  Eternity, 885-887 

scellanoQB........^ ^m.^^.. „. 838-84f) 


MISCELLANEOUS.  \ 

345  7s.  Vam, 

ACROSTIC. 

TWAS  almost  in  despair, 
S  inking  down  with  grief  and  fear  ; 
A 11  mj  sins  around  me  rose, 
A  s  so  many  mighty  foes. 

2  C  on  scions  of  my  lost  estate, 
N  ow  I  thought  it  was  too  late  ! 
V  ain  I  saw  my  life  had  been, 
A 11  unholy  and  unclean. 

•'»  N  othing  had  my  hands  to  give  ; 
M  ercy  did  my  spirit  crave  ; 
E  ndless  life,  the  Lord  bestowed  : 
Thus  a  wretch  was  brought  to  God. 

■i  E  verlasting  praise  shall  rise, 
R  ighteous  sovereign  of  the  skieSy 
To  thy  name,  for  such  displays 
Of  thy  rich  and  sovereign  grace. 

26 


INDEX 

TO    THE 

FIRST  LINES   OF   THE    HYMNS. 


Adam,  onr  father  and  our  head 27 

A  home  in  heaven!   what  a  joyful  thought"..™,....'..........  24R 

Alaa  !  and  did  mv  Savior  hjeed..., ...'       .....  ...  127 

All  powerful,  self-existent  God  !...................,,........!....  ...       3 

Araazinaerrace!  how  sweet  the  sound!  ....."*.!*..................  222 

Am  la  soldier  of  the  cross? ...........!...."...,".......  209 

And  let  this  feeble  Iiody  fail ..//........'....".'..,..   8M 

And  yet,  the  Lord  remembers  me .'....*.*..!'.!!.*.'."".  2l4 

Ancrels  ministered  to  Jesus ......'.'...!.."...!!.!."  320 

Arise,  my  soul,  arise "        ........  14fi 

A  body  when  the  soul  has  fled 255 

Asleep  in  Jesus!  blessed  sleep! ....'.'.'.'..'.'.'....'.....  326 

A  sacred  union  we  behold .....'.'.'.'..'.'..'...'. 1.5(1 

As  on  thp  cro5s  the  Savior  huu? .1". ....'..!!!!!.!.'.'....,.'  l'2S 

Awaked  by  Sinai's  awful  sound .V.V.'.*.*.'.'..'...V.V........*..  190 

Awakeni^d  sonl,  to  Jesus  fly ........'.'..'.'."...'.' 200 

Awake,  mj  heart,  arisf,  mv  tonsue !!!!..*...'. 1S2 

Awake,  ray  tonsne.thy  tribute  brin^ 20 

Awake,  our  souls,  and  bless  his  name..., !..'.'."'........'."'"     99 

Awake,  sweet  jratitude.  and  sing .'...'.".'.',*.......*.*.'..*.*.'*.''  14'^, 

Backward,  with  hnmhle  shame,  vve 'ook.".."!!'.......!. ....."...        30 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne :....\'.."''..........    .  28 

Before  the  covenant  angfrs.face .........'.........'.  17?) 

Besin.  my  soul,  the  heavenly  sonjr .'.*.'.'.".....*.'.".'....*..  34S 

Bejin,  my  tongue,  some  heavenly  theme ..*.'.".*.'......'*..'.'"  198 

Behold!  a  sinner,  dearest  Lord.... ..''..'.."...'.  201 

Behold  !  a  sweet  wonder  in  heaven  was  seen "....'.*.'."  3.3.<* 

Behold!  how  Adam's  helpless  race ....'.'.'.*..'     54 

Behold!  the  calm,  the  peaceful  death ff^fl 

Behold!  the  ffift  of  Ood !.'.'."'.''.'!.'.'.";!;.'."""."     «^ 

Beho'd!   the  mount  of  .?ion .'. ..'.".....'*.".,.'  270 

Behold  the  =ure  foundation  stone ,.*.',.'.,.'.'.  lOS 

Beho!d!  the  woman's  promised  seed ...'.*."'...'."*.     79 

Behold!  what  wondrous  love ..*....*..".".      23S 

Believing:  soul,  why  tarriest  thou  ?.'......'.".'.."'.'.!".'."'.*....*..'.".'  '1^9 

, Beneath  the  .sacred  throne  of  God ..V..V....'.'.."......'.  17" 

I  Beside  the  srospel  pool ..""."'.!"!.'  9,<' 


ll 


11  INDEX  TO  FIRST  LINES. 

Blest  be  the  everlasting  God 141 

Blest  be  the  tie  that  binds 264 

Blest  be  the  dear  uniting  love 317 

Blessed  with  the  joys  of  innocence 26 

Blood  has  a  voice  to  pierce  the  skies 133 

Blow  ye  the  trumpet, blow 64 

Bound  by  the  cords  of  love 266 

Brethren,  I  am  come  again 307 

Brethren,  while  we  sojourn  here 230 

Broad  is  the  road  and  wide  the  gate 308 

But  few  among  the  carnal  wise 161 

Children  of  the  heavenly  Kiny; 149 

Christ  and  his  cross  is  all  our  theme 63 

Christ  is  the  way  to  heavenly  bliss 101 

Come,  all  ye  humble  pilgrims, 232 

Come,  dearest  Lord,  who  reigns  above 57 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  come 304 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  heavenly  Dove 305 

Come,  humble  sinner,  in  whose  breast 2S2 

Come  in,  ye  blessed  of  our  God 280 

Come  see  the  Lord's  annointed  King 84 

Come  thou  fount  of  every  blessing 216 

Come,  thou  long  expected  Jesus 98 

Come,  thoughtless  mortals,  and  behold 327 

*'Come  unto  me,"  the  Savior  calls 206 

Come,  we  that  love  the  Loid 240 

Come,  ye  beloved  of  the  Lord 290 

Compared  with  Christ,  in  all  beside  ,....     9') 

Convii,oed,asasiuner,  to  Jesus  I  came 119 

Park  and  thorny  is  the  desert 236 

Dear  Lord,  anrl  will  thy  pardoning  love 289 

Dear  Lord,  though  bitter  is  the  cup 217 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above fi9 

Dear  Savior,  we  are  thine 151 

l)eep  in  the  dust  before  thy  throne 29 

Deep  in  our  hearts  let  us  record 121 

l)eproved  minds  on  ashes  feed 95 

Desponding  believer,  come  hold  up  thy  head 283 

Dismiss  us  with  thy  blessing,  Lord 311 

Distressed  soul  to  Jesus  go 202 

Do  not  frustrate  the  grace  of  God 49 

Do  not  I  love  thee,  0  my  Lord 260 

Enslaved  by  sin  and  bound  in  chains 162 

Eternal,  ere  the  worlds  were  made 155  i 


INDEX  TO  FIRST  LINES.  lil 

Eternal  God!  almighty  Cause 1 

Eternity  is  just  at  hand 335 

Expand  my  soul,  arise  and  sing 154 

Extracts .........."!  319 

Father  of  mercies,  in  thy  word 40 

Faith  is  the  brightest  evidence 253 

Faith,  'tis  a  precious  grace 256 

Far  from  my  thoughts  vain  world  begone 301 

Forgiveness!  'tis  a  joyful  sound "".'"  ]84 

From  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies 314 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows 306 

From  Sinai's  Mount  to  Zion's  hill 63 

From  whence  doth  this  union  arise 267 

Full  of  vain  thoughts  and  worldly  cares 211 

God,  in  the  riches  of  his  grace 16S 

God  is  a  Spirit,  just  and  wise 22 

God  moves  in  a  mysterious  way 12 

God  with  us!  0,  glorious  name 75 

"Go  preach  my  gospel,"  saith  the  Lord 60 

Grace,  'tis  a  charming  sound I73 

Great  God!  'tis  from  thy  sovereign  grace 174 

Great  God.  with  wonder  and  with  praise 42 

Great  Salem's  King,  of  old  renowned 66 

Had  I  the  tongues  of  Greeks  and  Jews 263 

Hail,  sovereign  love,  that  first  began HO 

Hail,  the  blest  morn,  when  the  great  mediator 82 

Happy  the  church,  thou  sacred  place 268 

Hark,  my  seul!  it  is  the  Lord .'._  261 

Have  you  heard,  have  you  heard  of  that  heavenly  cinie ?  294 

He  dies,  the  Friend  of  sinners,  dies 126 

He  lives,  the  great  Redeemer,  lives .'..*.  143 

Here,  Lord,  my  soul  convicted  stands 47 

Holy  Bible!  book  divine '     37 

How  beauteous  are  their  feet g2 

How  can  a  sinner  stand  before 181 

How  can  1  b<»  a  child  of  grace 225 

How  cold  and  barren  is  my  soul „ „.  218 

How  did  my  heart  rejoice  to  hear 271 

How  firm  a  foundation,  ye  saints  of  the  Lord 233 

How  happv  are  they - 281 

How  lost  was  my  condition 196 

How  oft,  alas!  this  wretched  heart 187 

How  pleasing  to  behold  and  see _„ 298 

How  precious  is  the  Book  divine 89 


IV  INDEX  TO  FIRST  LINES. 

How  shall  I  my  Savior  set  forth 73 

How  sweet  and  awful  is  the  place 294 

How  sweet  the  name  of  Jesus  sounrla 112 

How  tedious  and  tasteless  the  hours 231 

Hungry,  and  faint,  and  poor 203 

I  am  a  miracle  of  grace 178 

I  am  a  stranger  here  below - 210 

"I  am  the  bread  of  life" 94 

I  came  to  the  spot  where  the  White  Pilgrim  lay 340 

•'If  ye  love  me,"  says  Christ,  the  Lord 284 

[looked, and  lo!  an  awful  gulf  beneath 342 

I  love  thy  kingdom,  Lord 272 

I'm  almost  gone!  just  on  the  eve 344 

I'm  bound  for  New  Jerusalem 244 

I'm  not  ashamed  to  own  my  Lord 2T6 

[n  Adam's  loins,  by  sin  we  fell 28 

En  all  my  troubles  sharp  and  strong 257 

In  all  my  vast  concerns  with  thee 4 

In  Christ,  I've  all  mv  soul's  desire 92 

In  eighteen  hundred  thirty-three 339 

In  evil,  long  I  took  delight 195 

Infinite  grief!  amazing  wo 135 

In  union  with  the  Lamb 14S 

In  your  great  Master's  holy  name •'>9 

I  send  the  joys  of  earth  away 302 

I  sing  the  almighty  power  of  God 10 

Is  there  no  shelter  from  the  wrath 186 

It  was  a  blooming  flower 323 

I  was  almost  in  despair 845 

Jehovah  reigns,  his  throne  is  high 16 

Jerusalem,  my  happy  hiime 245 

Jesus,  and  shall  it  ever  be 291 

Jesus,  hail,  enthroned  in  glory 144 

Jesus  hath  magnifif^d  the  law ISO 

Jesus,  I  my  cross  have  tiiken » 292 

Jeaus,  I  sing  thy  matchless  grace 108 

Jesus,  my  all,  to  ho^*ven  is  gone 116 

Jesua,  my  love,  my  chief  delight 106 

Jesus!  0,  what  a  wondrous  theme, 102 

Jesus,  the  sum  and  3ul)stancei3 (^1 

Jesus,  the  heavenly  lover,  gavf^ 36 

Jesus,  thou  art  the  sinner's  Friend 183 

Jesus,  thy  blood  and  righteousness 17T 

Jesus,  we  bless  thy  Father's  name 15t 


INDEX  TO  FIRST  LINES.  V 

Jesue,  with  all  thy  saints  above 165 

Joy  to  the  world!  the  Lord  is  come 80 

Keep  silence,  all  created  things 6 

Laden  with  sin  and  guilt  am  1 204 

Laden  with  guilt,  and  full  of  fears 43 

Let  every  saint  employ  his  tongue 88 

Let  me,  my  Savior  and  my  God 156 

Let  the  wild  leopards  of  the  wood 86 

Let  others  compass  seas  and  lands 309 

Lei  the  wiiole  raceof  creatures  lie 158 

Let  those  who  inhabit  the  Kock 51 

LiUe  Noah's  weary  dove 2T8 

Like  sheep  we  went  astray 131 

Look  down  with  wonder  and  surprise 124 

Lord,  at  thy  table  I  behold 296 

Lord,  can  a  soul  like  mine 218 

Lord,  dost  thou  show  a  corner-stone 109 

Lord,  how  mysterious  are,  thy  ways 24 

Lord,  thou  hast  searched  and  seen  me  through T 

Lord,  we  adore  thy  vast  designs 18 

Lord,  we  are  blind,  we  mortals,  blind 15 

Lord,  unto  whom  should  sinners  go 97 

Lord,  who  can  be  sufficient 65 

Lo !   the  stone  is  rolled  away 187 

LoJ  what  an  entertaiuing  sight 26? 

May  the  grace  of  Christ,  our  Savior 312 

My  body's  now  at  rest 325 

My  God,  my  life,  my  love 239 

My  rest  is  in  heaven,  my  home  is  not  here 384 

My  Savior,  let  me  hear  thy  voice 186 

My  Savior  on  Mount  Calvary 134 

My  sorrows,  like  a  flood 188 

No  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 171 

Now-begin  the  heavenly  theme 163 

Now  let  my  soul,  with  wonder,  trace 288 

Now  to  the  Lord,  anolde  song 77 

Not  all  the  nobles  of  the  earth 220 

Not  all  the  outward  forms  on  earth 191 

Of  all  the  joys  we  mortals  know 118 

Oh  !  come,  come  with  me  to  the  old  churclvyard„ 322 

Oh  1   fur  a  closer  walk  with  God « 228 

Oh  I  for  a  glance  of  heavenly  day 310 

Oh  !  painful  truth,  it  is  to  tell 81 

0!  how  delightful  is  the  theme 1^ 


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V'l  INDEX  TO  FIRST  LINES.  V 

0 !  how  melodious  was  that  voice 223 

0!  land  of  rest,  for  thee  I  sing "  252 

Once  more  we  come  before  our  God 303 

"One  thing  is  needful,"  saith  the  Lord 107 

On   Jordan's  stormy  batiks  I  stand 243 

On  the  brink  of  fiery  ruin 192 

On  Ziou,  his  most  holy  mount 70 

On  Zion's  sacred  mount  I  saw 167 

01  singtome  of  heaven 330 

0!  Spirit,  guide  my  pen 11 

0!  the  Almighty  Lord 21 

Our  days.  ala«) !  how  transient 321 

Our  father  lost  his  innocence 35 

0!  what  amazing  words  of  grace 197 

People  of  the  living  God 279 

Pity  a  helpless  sinner,  Lord 800 

Poor,  weak  and  worthless  though  lam 105 

Precious  Bible!  what  a  treasure 38 

''Proclaim  my  Gospel,"  saith  the  Lord „ 55 

R'iise  your  triumphant  songs 81 

Redemption!  0,  the  joyful  news! 164 

Religion  is  the  chief  concern 318 

Religion!  what  a  vast  estate! 313 

Rock  of  ages,  shelter  me 118 

Salvation,  how  precious  the  sound 170 

Salvation,  0.  the  joyful  sound 316 

Salvation,  what  a  heavenly  theme 166 

Savior,  visit  thy  plantation 275 

Stall  wisdom  cry  alouit  ? 117 

Shall  we  go  on  to  sin? 175 

Shod  not  a  tear  o'er  your  friend's  early  bier 324 

Show  pity,  Lord,  0,  Lord  forgive 208 

Sin  is  the  only  evil  thing 88 

Sin,  like  a  v  nomous  disease 32 

Sinners,  rejoice,  it's  Christ  that  died 136 

Siuuers,  this  solemn  truth  regard 189 

Sister,  thou  wast  mild  and  lovely 828 

Soon  as  the  Son  of  God  had  made 85 

Sovereign  Ruler  of  the  skies <. 157 

Stranger,  if  thou  wantest  to  know „ 193 

Teach  me  the  measure  of  my  days 837 

Tell  me  no  more  of  earthly  toys 219 

Tell  me,  Savior,  from  above 116 

The  angels  that  watched  round  the  tomb 189 


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Thee,  we  adoro,  eternal  Word 74 

The  finest  flower  that  over  Mowed 129 

The  fool,  with  impudence 6 

The  glories  of  my  Lor^i  were  told 91 

The  glorious  o;o8pel  of  our  God TiS 

The  glorious  Son  Of  God 285 

The  God  of  my  salvation  lives 258 

■   The  gospel  brings  tidings  to  each  wounded  sonl 71 

The  holy  spirit  must  renew f  9 

The  King  of  heaven  hie  table  spreads 297 

The  law  and  gospel  both  atiree 48 

The  litw  l)y  Mo^es  came 67 

Ihe  law  commands  and  makes  us  know 45 

The  law  of  God  is  just 50 

The  Lord  declares  his  will ^6 

The  Lord  is  come,  the  heavens  proclaim 78 

The  Lord  of  life  his  table  sprc-ad 299 

The  monster,  death,  sweeps  o'er  the  land 829 

The  name  of  .Jesus  ismy  trust 241 

The  name  of  the  Lord  is  my  tower  of  defence TOO 

The  Saint  of  God  how  hijrhly  blest 221 

The  Savior  sent  the  gospel  forth B8 

The  spacious  firmament  on  l;igh 9 

There  is  a  land  of  pure  delight. 250 

There  is  a  fountain  filU-d  with  blood 104 

There  is  a  period  known  toGod .'. 160 

There  is  a  stream  who-^e  current  flows .33ri 

There  is  a  spot  to  me  moie  dear 194 

There's  not  a  tint  that  paints  the  rose S 

Though  sin  ami  satan  both  unite 216 

Thus  far  my  God  hath  led  me  on , 226 

Thus  was  the  great  Kedeemer  plunged 286 

Thy  way,  0.  God,  is  in  the  sea 17 

.'Tis  by  the  faith  of  joys  to  come 2,54 

,^Tis  a  point  I  long  to  know 224 

"-'Tis  finished!"  so  the  Savior  cried 130 

'Tis  grace,  free  grace,  eternal   grace 169 

^Tis  mid:ught,  and  on  Olive's  brow.., 122 

'Tis  religion  that  can  give ,315 

"Tis  the  Bridegroom's  voice  I  hear * 152 

To  banquet  once  the  spouse  was  le  1 262 

To  Christ,  the  Lord,  h«t  every  tongue 86 

'Twasbyan  order  from  the  Lord 41 

Twas  far  above  the  earth  F  fixed  mine  eyes 247 


Vlll  INDEX  TO  FIRST  LINES. 

'T\v.\s  fixed  ill  God's  eternal  mind 159 

"I  was  01)  tliatdark,  that  doleful  night 293 

'Twixt  Jesus  and  tlieclioseii  race , 147 

Unto  usachil'l  is  l>oin 76 

Vain  aie  the  hop'S  the  sons  of  men 176 

\Vait.  0,  '.iiy.  soiil.  thy  Mal-ers  will 14 

Witter  fion'.  salvtion's  wells ;  205 

We  are  a  gaiden  \v;illed  jironnd 273 

Well,  the  Rer'eemHr's  none 145 

Were  ocean*,  river-,  floods  and  lakes 25 

TS'Pe  sing  tlte  amazing  deeds V95 

W' 'ye  iioahidinu  city  licr< 242 

Vye  speak  of  the  realms  of  the  hlest.; 246 

What  is  onr  God,  or  what  his  name 2 

What  if  we  read^mil  inider>tard 44 

What  heavenly  comfort  do   we  find 237 

What  little  comtort  do  We  find 229 

What  lonely. band.is  tlii<  I  see .:87 

What,  think  ye  of  Christ?  is  the  test 73 

Wliat  strange  perplexi'ies  arise 212 

Wh;it  wopdrous  love  is  this 234 

When  all  thy  mercies  I  surv>*y 227 

Whetj  at  a  distance.  Lord,  wl-  trace ; S7 

When  blooming  yonth  is  snafch-:^d  away 331 

\\  lien  fnmi  the  piereits  to  thei  ros- ft2 

Wh.'n.l.ran  r^-ad  niy  title  clear 277 

When  I  s-orvt-y  tlif-  wundrons  cross 126 

W!  enl  th-  holy  -r.Mvr.  Mirv^y 1-K^ 

Wheo.  Jacob,  the  pilgrim,  w-hs  wearied  by  day Ill 

Wheu  ni:\utraii!-4rrcs*ed  the  law  <.f  God 34 

When  ojitho  cross. my  Savior  died 132 

Whil.e-'.':  f!iey.„i..-  (.f  vi-ion  dead •' f> 

Whievy  Fedeemert    near 1^4 

Wlii;,^  ^hephei.di?  W.Uclicd  their  floeks  by  night S3 

Whyshouldthe  Lord's  divine de(-rre< 19 

Wilb.wha:  unbomided  power  and  skill 13 

Y«  burdened  sonts.  to  Jrsns  cotno 199 

i'e  cjiildicn  o1  Z'on  and  saints  of  the  Lord 311 

Ye  humble  sonls  th.t  seek  <^he  Lord ISS 


Ye  "^'aniiiesof  time,  besrouc. 


_  339 

Yonder    ama/ing  i  ijihi^  T  see   1^-^ 

Yon  may  sing  the  beauties  of  niouutain  and  dale... 274 

Your.harps,  ye  trem'diug  saints 259 

Zioiis  a  city  God  hath  blessed SbW 


ERRATA. 

Hynm  7,  for  S.  M.  read  L.  M. 

Hymn  25,  second  line  read  "name  of  water." 

Hymn  37,  read  2  Tim.,  iii,  16. 

Hymn  53,  for  L.  M.  read  C.  M. 

Hymn  101,  second  line,  erase  "is." 

Hymn  112,  for  L.  M.  read  C.  M. 

Hymn  114,  for  L.  M.  read  S.  M. 

Hymn  123,  for  L.  M.  read  C.  M. 

Hymn  167,  third  verse,  read  "blood-bought" 

Uymn  177,  third  verse,  read  hold  not  behold. 

Hymn  181,  fourth  verse,  read  "The  sinner." 

Hymn  295,  for  L.  M.  read  S.  M. 

Hymn  308,  for  CM.  read  L.,  M. 

Hymn  338  wrongly  printed  228. 


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